Police ID suspect in bank bomb threat robbery

Update: Little Rock Police say the man who robbed the US Bank on Kavanaugh is Daniel Darrel Wheelis.

Police say Wheelis is homeless and possibly driving a 1999 dark green Chevy Cavalier 2-door with fake tags. Wheelis has two felony warrants for his arrest, aggravated robbery and theft of property.

Wheelis is 5’9”, 150lbs. He is balding, wearing a goatee, red shirt, gray sweater, and cargo pants.

If located contact: Robbery Detectives at 371-4660.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A two-block stretch of Kavanaugh Boulevard in the Heights was evacuated as authorities investigated a backpack that a man left while robbing a bank, claiming there was a bomb inside.

Little Rock police Lt. Terry Hastings says authorities shot open the backpack with a blast of water and determined the device wasn't explosive. Hastings says police believe the man tried to make the device resemble a bomb, even though it wasn't explosive.

Hastings says the man walked into a U.S. Bank on Friday morning and demanded money, saying he had a bomb inside the backpack. The man took the money and ran off, leaving behind the bag.

The robber is described as a balding man with a goatee who was wearing a red shirt, gray sweater and cargo pants.