DeLAND, Fla. – DeLand police are searching for a man who held up a Florida Credit Union with a hammer while wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog mask.
Officers were called to the credit union at 1735 N. Woodland Blvd. Wednesday, just before 4:30 p.m.
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Witnesses said a masked man demanded money while hitting the teller’s window with the hammer, according to investigators.
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Officers said a bank employee confronted the man in the Sonic mask and the would-be crook ran off and headed north on Woodland Boulevard.
Investigators said, in addition to the Sonic mask, the man was wearing a black hoodie, black pants and was carrying a black or gray bag.
Anyone with information on the robbery or the identity of the masked man should call DeLand police at 386-626-7429.