Man wanted after Vaughan bank robbery: police

York Regional Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in Vaughan on Wed. Feb. 5. (YRP)

Police are hoping to speak with witnesses after a bank robbery in Vaughan on Wednesday.

York Regional Police (YRP) say at 10:30 a.m., a man entered a bank near Highway 7 West and Marycroft Avenue and flashed a handgun at a teller while demanding money.

The suspect fled on foot after receiving an unknown quantity of money.

Police describe the man as being about 40 years old with a Middle Eastern accent. He was wearing a burgundy jacket, black pants, black toque, and a black medical mask at the time of the robbery.

Investigators are hoping to speak with anyone with dashcam footage who were in the area Wednesday between 10 and 11 a.m.

Anyone with information can call the YRP Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.