A man brandished a weapon and demanded money Tuesday during a robbery of a Wells Fargo branch inside a north-side Basha's Supermarket, police said.

The man walked into Wells Fargo at 3275 N. Swan Road at about 1:30 p.m., and brandished a weapon and showed the teller a note demanding money, according to a Tucson Police Department Facebook post.

The robber, who was captured on surveillance cameras, was given an undisclosed amount of money and he left.

The man is described as white, between 30 to 50 years old, and about 5 feet 11 inches tall. He weighed about 180 pounds and had brown hair. He was wearing a large tan hat, dark green jacket, tan shorts and had a blue backpack.

Investigators are asking the public for help in identifying the robber.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.ย 


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