UPDATE 5:45 P.M.

Roanoke police have released a picture of the suspect in a robbery at BNC Bank.

We are told police are looking at whether the robbery is connected to several others that have happened recently.

UPDATE

Police have cleared the scene.

The bank will remain closed for the rest of the day.

Tracking dogs were used in the search, but so far the suspect has not been captured.

The robbery happened around 10:30 a.m. Monday at the BNC bank at the intersection of Keagy Road and Route 419, which is near LewisGale Hospital.

ORIGINAL STORY

Roanoke police are investigating a bank robbery on Monday morning.

Officers are on scene at a BNC at the intersection of Keagy Road and Route 419, which is near LewisGale Hospital.

The branch is in Roanoke City, but is close to the Roanoke County and Salem lines.

A spokesman for the Roanoke City Police Department did not yet have a suspect description or any other information to release.

WDBJ7 has a reporter on the way. Check back for updates.