Amador County – A man wielding a pistol robbed a Cameron Park bank in El Dorado County early Monday afternoon and then fled into a nearby wooded area on foot.

El Dorado County Sheriff’s public information officer Bryan Golmitz released details of the incident Tuesday. He said at about 12:45 p.m. Monday, April 18, deputies responded to a reported bank robbery at Umpqua Bank at 4080 Goldorado Plaza in Cameron Park, about 30 miles from Jackson.

Deputies arrived and located the bank employees who were not hurt but were very distraught. Golmitz said: “According to the teller,” the suspect entered the bank and told her “you’re being robbed” and passed her a note. “The suspect told the teller he had a gun and then brandished a small black semi-automatic handgun, which he tucked back into his waistband.”

“The teller followed the suspect’s demands for money,” Golmitz said. “The suspect then walked out of the bank at a quick pace and through the parking lot toward a wooded area. No employees or customers were injured during the robbery.”

The suspect was described as a white male, 55-65 years old, standing 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8 in height, and weighing 165-180 pounds. He has gray hair and crooked teeth and was last seen wearing khaki pants, a white short sleeve shirt with blue bands on the sleeve, a blue baseball cap with red writing and tinted sunglasses.

No vehicle is associated with the robbery, and the investigation is ongoing. People with any information are asked to contact the El Dorado Sheriff at (530) 621-6600.

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