MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Mo 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B09072
July 2, 2009

EMPHASIS: Armed Robbery At Bank Of Brookfield-Purdin In Winigan, Missouri

At approximately 9:05 a.m., on July 2, 2009, the Bank of Brookfield-Purdin, in Winigan, Missouri, was robbed by an unknown, white, male suspect. The suspect displayed a handgun during the robbery, and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect has been described by witnesses as being a white male in his 30s with short, black hair, and was wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans. It is believed the suspect fled the scene in a white early 1990s model, four-door Buick Century that was displaying a Missouri license plate, and that he was possibly accompanied by another white male subject.
Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department are investigating the incident and are currently conducting a ground and aerial search for the suspects.
Anyone having information concerning the incident or possible identification of the suspects is urged to call the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B Headquarters, at (660)385-2132, or the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department at (660) 265-3313.

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