Richmond district bank robbed at gunpoint

An armed man robbed a bank in the Richmond district Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The 59-year-old suspected bank robber, identified as Stephen Serna, was arrested after he allegedly demanded cash from the teller at a bank on the 5400 block of Geary Boulevard, police said.

The man reportedly fled the bank with a handgun and an undisclosed amount of cash around 12 p.m., but police later found and arrested him on suspicion of robbery, kidnapping and giving a false identity to law enforcement. Serna has no listed address, police said.

The teller was not injured.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

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