Downtown Chase Bank robbed

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that occurred downtown Tuesday afternoon.

A man walked into Chase Bank, 100 S. College Ave., wearing a black hat, sunglasses, blue jeans and a backpack, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.

The man presented a note to the teller, Canada said. The teller complied with the man and gave him an undisclosed amount of money.

The man put the money into his backpack and left the scene, according to the report. Officers are not sure if the man left on foot or in a vehicle.

Dollar bills marked with red ink were found on the ground around the Fountain Square Mall area near College Avenue, Canada said.

The ink was part of a dye pack the teller gave to the man, which explodes and releases red ink, Canada said.

Officers were called to the scene at about 2:30 p.m., Canada said. Although there were people in the bank at the time of the robbery, no one was injured.

There are currently no suspects in the case. Anyone with information about the robbery can contact BPD at 339-4477.

Local teen suspected of dealing cocaine
A Bloomington woman was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of dealing cocaine in her home.
Brittany R. Easterday, 19, faces preliminary charges of dealing cocaine.
Easterday sold an undisclosed amount of a powdery white substance police believe to be cocaine to an informant, Canada said.
BPD officer Brandon Lopossa contacted Easterday through her cell phone and instructed her to report to the police station for questioning, Canada said.
Easterday denied being involved in any sort of drug activity, Canada said. Lopossa looked through her phone and found a text message in regards to buying “pills.” Pictures of drug paraphernalia were also on the phone, according to the report.
Easterday denied being connected with anything that was on her phone, Canada said.