PHOTOS: Little Rock police respond to city's 1st bank robbery of year; man escapes with cash

Little Rock police investigate a robbery at the Centennial Bank branch at 2922 S. University Ave. on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, police said.
Little Rock police investigate a robbery at the Centennial Bank branch at 2922 S. University Ave. on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, police said.

Little Rock police are investigating a bank robbery Thursday morning, the first one reported in the city this year, authorities said at the scene.

Police said a Hispanic or biracial male with a neatly cut beard and a teardrop tattoo under his eye passed a note at the Centennial Bank branch at 2922 S. University Ave. around 11:20 a.m. and walked off after getting an undisclosed amount of cash.

The teller never saw a weapon, though the note indicated the man was armed with a gun and he kept one hand in his pocket, police said.

The robber stood about 5 foot 6 and was wearing gray sweatpants and a dark blue Kansas City Royals shirt.

Police were searching the surrounding area.

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These surveillance images show a man who robbed a Centennial Bank in Little Rock on Thursday, police said.

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Photos by Emma Pettit

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