Armed robber sought after South San Francisco bank heist

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- South San Francisco police are seeking a man who robbed a bank on Monday morning.

Officers responded at 9:44 a.m. Monday to a report of a robbery in which the suspect entered a Chase Bank branch on the 100 block of McLellan Drive, pointed a handgun at a teller and demanded money, police said.

After receiving cash, the suspect fled on foot east on McLellan Drive and remained at large as of Tuesday afternoon.

He is described as a white man believed to be in his 50s who had a white beard and wore eyeglasses, a black hat, a black sweater and khaki pants, according to police.

Anyone with information about the bank robbery is asked to call South San Francisco police at (650) 877-8900.