Jun 03, 2022

Police capture suspect who robbed Kansas bank

Posted Jun 03, 2022 4:58 PM
Police at the scene of the bank robbery photo courtesy KAKE
Police at the scene of the bank robbery photo courtesy KAKE

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a bank robbery have a suspect in custody.

The Wichita Police Department has arrested 55-year-old Roland Vandenberg of Wichita on a robbery charge stemming from an investigation of a bank robbery that occurred Thursday in the 4800 block of S. Broadway.

Just after 1p.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to a bank robbery in the 4800 block of S. Broadway in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.

Vandenberg-photo Sedgwick County
Vandenberg-photo Sedgwick County

Officers learned that a male suspect had entered the bank, demanded money, then left the bank northbound on Broadway.

Officers located a man matching the suspect description in the area. He was identified as 55-year-old Roland Vandenberg of Wichita.  Police booked him into the Sedgwick County Jail on a requested charge of robbery.