One year has passed since a village of Lakewood bank was robbed by a man dressed as an elderly woman. The Lakewood-Busti Police Department is still seeking information that could help lead to an arrest. P-J file photo

LAKEWOOD — An investigation into the robbery of a Lakewood bank in which a man dressed as an elderly woman forced employees at gunpoint to move into the bank’s vault before fleeing with cash remains ongoing a year later.

The robbery of the Five Star Bank on Feb. 1, 2019, is still very much on the radar of the Lakewood-Busti Police Department. Chief John Bentley said investigators are looking for additional evidence that could potentially lead to an arrest.

“We’re still actively investigating,” Bentley told The Post-Journal this week. “We did come up with some things that could lead to the perpetrator, but we need to get a little more physical evidence to complete the process. But there’s nothing new that would allow us the ability to identify at this time.”

The robbery itself was somewhat rare for the area, Bentley said. A 6-foot-tall man dressed as an elderly woman in heavy clothing entered the East Fairmount Avenue branch that Friday around 4 p.m. The man walked up to the counter brandishing a black semi-automatic pistol and stated he had a bomb strapped to his body.

Bentley said the suspect, wearing a hat and using a cane, ordered all employees of the bank into the vault and left with an undisclosed amount of money.

The truck used in the Feb. 1, 2019, robbery of the Five Star Bank in the village of Lakewood. P-J file photo

Anyone with tips are encouraged to call Lakewood-Busti police at 763-9563.

See Friday’s edition of The Post-Journal for more coverage.