Police search for 2 suspects after Niagara Falls bank robbed

Police in Niagara are searching for two suspects after a bank was robbed in Niagara Falls yesterday night.

Niagara Regional Police received a call around 8 p.m. about a robbery that had just occurred at Meridian Credit Union located at 4789 Portage Rd.

Staff told responding officers that two men entered the bank, brandished a handgun, and demanded cash.

Police say employees at the bank did not receive any injuries during the robbery.

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The two suspects were able to flee the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police describe suspect number one as a Black man, 6-foot-tall and approximately 50-years-old with a slim build.

Suspect number two is described as a Black man, 5-foot-9, approximately 30-years-old, with a medium build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a grey hooded sweater with the word “BARRIE” written on the left chest and a red maple leaf logo underneath it.

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Police say the suspects fled the scene in a white Dodge Caravan.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the lead detective at 905-688-4111, option #3, ext. #1009501.