A 79-year-old man was arrested on Thursday evening after a bank robbery in downtown Reno on Thursday morning.
At around 10:41 a.m., officers with the Reno Police Department responded to the U.S. Bank on South Virginia Street, where a suspect, later identified as 79-year-old Jack Van Eaton Jr., had allegedly robbed the bank by passing a note to staff, according to a release from the RPD.
Working in tandem with the FBI and the Real Time Intelligence Center, officers were able to identify and track Van Eaton Jr. to the Fireside Inn on East 4th Street.
At around 4 p.m., Reno Police obtained a warrant and took him into custody without incident.
Van Eaton Jr. was charged with one count of robbery.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Reno Police Department at (775) 334-2121, or Secret Witness at (775) 322-4900 or secretwitness.com.
