Tucson police are asking the public for help in identifying a man in connection to a robbery of a credit union on the east side Tuesday.

Shortly before 5:30 p.m., a man walked into SunWest Federal Credit Union, 7725 E. Broadway, and showed a teller a note demanding money, said Detective Kristopher Goins, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.

The credit union is in a neighborhood near North Pantano Road.

The man was given an undisclosed amount of cash and he left the business heading west, said Goins. No weapon was seen or implied.

He was captured on surveillance camera, and was described as white and in his mid-40s. He is about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. The man had a close shave and groomed beard, Goins said.

He was last seen wearing a black hat, white long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans. He wore dark metal frame aviator-style sunglasses with a mirrored finish.

Detectives ask that anyone with information call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tipster hotline.


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Contact reporter Carmen Duarte at cduarte@tucson.com or 573-4104. On Twitter: @cduartestar