Scott Evans-KTVB

Police chased the suspect into Dillards where he was found hiding in a clothing rack.

BOISE -- Boise Police and Ada County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man just released from prison for robbing a bank near the Boise Towne Square this afternoon.

Robbie D. Crow, 46, has been charged with robbery.

Witnesses told police that man walked into the D.L. Evans Bank at 7450 W. Emerald Street at 1:04 p.m. and demanded money from the clerk. He talked in an aggressive tone as if he had a gun, but did not display a weapon.

The man fled the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. He was described as a white man, bald, with a white shirt and gray pants.

"When citizens report crimes quickly and act as good witnesses, giving us good suspect descriptions and details, that greatly increases our chance of making arrests, just like what happened today," said Boise Police Lt. Tony Plott. "The witnesses did just what they should do, and we had great cooperation from Ada County Deputies who actually located the suspect within moments of the crime."

Two Ada County Sheriff's deputies spotted a man fitting the suspect's description in the mall parking lot a few minutes later. When the officer approached him, he ran into the north entrance of Dillard's.

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Police took bank robbery suspect Robbie Crow into custody Wednesday afternoon.

Police officers with guns drawn chased the man inside the department store, where he was found hiding in a clothing rack. He was taken into custody without incident.

Crow has since been charged with robbery. According to Boise Police, he had been let out of prison just hours earlier after serving 8 years of a 12-year sentence for sexual battery out of Kootenai County.

Detectives say they found evidence linking him to the crime, but did not find a weapon.

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