APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – One of the suspects has been identified in relation to an afternoon bank robbery Tuesday in downtown Appleton.
31 year old Wesley D. Cox, of Brillion, was taken into custody.
Officers were called out to Chase Bank on West College Avenue after a caller indicated that a male and female had robbed the bank.
The caller told dispatch that no weapon was displayed and nobody was injured. Police were told that the suspects left in a maroon colored vehicle.
Officers located a matching vehicle and attempted a traffic stop on the 900 block of West Grant Street.
The male occupant, now identified as Cox, fled on foot and was quickly taken into custody.
The female stayed with the vehicle. She was questioned and was later released.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Appleton Police Department is thanking the witness who gave officers a detailed description of the suspect and the getaway vehicle.
