Beaumont PD investigating credit union robbery - KiiiTV3.com South Texas, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend

Beaumont Police Officers are investigating an afternoon robbery at the Safe Credit Union located in the 2000 block of North 11th Street.

The robbery was reported just after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

The robber was able to leave before police arrived.  Officers are searching the area using a K-9.

Police say a man wearing a straw hat and white mask, similar to the one people wear while mowing lawns, entered the credit union. 

He appeared to act as though he was filling out a deposit form. When he approached the clerk he gave her a note demanding money and insinuated he had a weapon.

Surveillance video shows the man during the robbery.

Police are unsure if he was actually carrying a gun. 

He is described by police as a black man, 6'0", 180 pounds. He was wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a white mask, a long sleeve blue shirt with blue jeans and dark shoes. 

If you have any information on the robbery, call crimestoppers at 833-tips.