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Man taken into custody after bomb squad, SWAT team respond to incident in Kenosha

There were no injuries
Posted at 11:09 AM, Nov 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-04 18:07:04-04

KENOSHA -- A man was taken into custody after attempting to rob a bank in Kenosha Friday morning.

Police were called at 9:15 a.m. to Johnson Bank, 2729 18th Street.

Officials said the suspect gave the teller a note that said he had a bomb and wanted $1 million. 

The Kenosha County Hazardous Device Squad (HDS) and the Kenosha County Tactical Response Team (TRT) responded and the bank was evacuated.

Kenosha police said the suspect was eventually taken into custody without incident.

There were no injuries.