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Police arrest bank robbery suspect

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MIDVALE, Utah – Police arrested a man Sunday who they said robbed a bank Friday morning.

Unified Police Department officials said Sunday shortly after 7 p.m. that Randy Lewis Platt, 23, was arrested without incident at 1899 South State St. #30 in connection with Friday's bank robbery.

Police identified the suspect in a press release Saturday and provided a current photo of Platt to supplement the surveillance images from the bank they released Friday.

Officials with the Unified Police Department said the suspect allegedly entered a Wells Fargo Bank, 995 E. Fort Union Blvd., shortly after 9 a.m. Friday and handed the teller a note that demanded money.

The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Police said the suspect did not display a weapon during the robbery.

The suspect is described by police as a 6-foot tall white man. The man had a shaved head and a tattoo near his right eye. He was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue hooded sweater. The suspect is pictured in the gallery below.