A robbery occurred at 1:07 p.m. at Academic Employee Credit Union, which is located on Ash Street in Columbia.
The suspect gave the cashier a note demanding money and implied he had a gun on him. The cashier did not actually see a gun.
He is described as a black male wearing a long-sleeve dark shirt, blue jeans and a ball cap. His height is 6'2" to 6'4" and he appears to be in his mid to late twenties.
A K9 Highway Patrol dog is trying to track him and a Columbia Police Department dog is on the way.
At this time, there is no way to know if this robbery is related to other incidents.
Surveillance pictures are not yet available.
Paxton Keeley Elementary, Fairview Elementary and Smithton Middle were briefly placed on lockdown.
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