SHAWNEE COUNTY —  Law enforcement authorities are investigating a bank robbery and have a suspect in custody.

Just after 4p.m. Wednesday, police responded to report of a bank robbery in the 3600 Block of SE 29th Street in Topeka, according to a media release.Patrons in in the bank reported a white male wearing sunglasses and a hoodie left in a silver Pontiac GrandAm after showing a note to the teller demanding money. No weapon was indicated or shown at the time. The indivdiual left with an undisclosed amount of money.

Just minutes later police spotted the suspect vehicle at 6th and Rice Road and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver initiated a pursuit that drove through the eastern parts of the city, at one point ramming a police car and continued on through the Highland Park area finally stopping in the 21st and Maryland area after having at least one flat tire.

The driver was taken into custody. Police did not release the suspects’s name late Wednesday.