Peel police are in the area of Chinguacousy Road and Sandalwood Parkway Thursday morning looking for an armed bank robber.

Police say the man was armed with a gun when he walked into the Scotiabank and demanded cash from a teller. He escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.

The robbery happened at 9:43 a.m. Police placed schools in the area in hold and secure — Applewood Daycare, Fletchers Meadow Public School, St. Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School, Edenbrook Hill public school, St. Angela Merici Catholic school and Nelson Mandela public school — but those orders were later lifted.

Tactical unit officers and a police dog were in the area searching for a suspect. Residents were being told to avoid the area.