By Town Crier Staff Report

Agunman wearing a ski mask allegedly escaped out the back door of a downtown Los Altos bank last week with an undisclosed amount of cash, Los Altos police said.

United California Bank, located at the former Sanwa Bank building at 176 Main St., was empty except for bank employees when the gunman walked in at 12:48 p.m., Thursday.

Sgt. Bob Lacey said the man vaulted himself over the teller’s counter, threatening bank employees with a revolver.

He allegedly grabbed handfuls of money out of a teller drawer before fleeing out the back door toward the parking plaza.

Police said the man was wearing a ski mask, a hooded jacket or sweatshirt, baggy blue jeans, gloves and dark shoes.

Witnesses described the man as being between 5-foot-7-inches and 5-foot-9-inches tall and weighing between 180 and 200 pounds.

Anyone with information should call Detective Joe Mamone at 948-8223.