Updated at 11:07 a.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Police searched without success last night after the attempted robbery of a customer who had walked up to a bank’s ATM machine in Chehalis.
Officers called about 9:15 p.m. to the TwinStar Credit Union on the 1500 block of South Market Boulevard found the victim, a 42-year-old Chehalis woman, was uninjured, according to the Chehalis Police Department.
She said she was approached by a male who wanted money from her,” Deputy Chief Randy Kaut said. “The victim replied she didn’t have any cash, she only had a check; he took her cell phone.”
He was wearing a black and white bandana over his face, according to police.
No weapon was displayed, but she saw something in his waistband she thought was the handle of either a gun or a knife, Kaut said.
Kaut said it appeared from the officer’s report a relative of the woman’s was with her, but still in their car.
The subject was described as in his early to mid-20s, heavyset and about 5-feet 6-inches tall, wearing a black hoody, Kaut said.
The report also labeled the male as Hispanic, but said he didn’t speak with any kind of an accent. No hair or eye color were noted.
Police were told he ran toward the opposite side of the bank, where a car was heard speeding away; the victim saw headlights going down a side street.
A police dog attempted to track him, but nobody was found, according to Kaut.