The St. Joseph Police Department is asking the public for help locating a suspect in connection with a bank robbery.

Police began investigating a bank robbery that took place shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Nodaway Valley Bank located at 402 N. Belt Highway in St. Joseph.

Authorities have released surveillance footage showing the suspect entering the bank and present the teller with a note.  They are asking the public’s helping in identifying the man in the footage.

As we previously reported, authorities said a man entered the bank and passed a note to a teller saying he had a gun but did not display one. He left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The man is now described as a white man of around 5’4″ to 5’8″ weighing between 140 and 180lbs with glasses and a goatee.  He was last seen wearing a black hoodie. fisherman’s style lighter colored hat, blue jeans and a large watch on his left wrist.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS or the St. Joseph Police Department Detective Division at (816) 271-5336.