LAGUNA HILLS – Authorities are investigating a bank robbery in Laguna Hills.

The robbery was reported about 1:05 p.m. Tuesday at a Farmers & Merchants Bank at 24300 Paseo de Valencia, said Orange County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Jeff Hallock.

A man walked into the bank, handed a teller a note and threatened that he had a gun but displayed no weapon, said Hallock.

The robber was last seen on foot headed eastbound toward Laguna Hills Mall, Hallock said.

He is described as black, 25 to 30 years of age, about 5-feet 8-inches tall , weighing about 160 pounds, with green or hazel eyes.

The robber was wearing a round, orange-colored hat and had gauze and medical tape over his mouth and nose, said Hallock.

Anyone with information about the robbery should contact the sheriff’s department at 714-647-7000.

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