New Orleans security officer detains bank robber
New Orleans LA March 13 2020
A security officer at the IberiaBank in the Central Business District Tuesday afternoon was able to detain a man attempting to rob a bank until police could arrive.
The hold-up attempt occurred just after 4 p.m. at a bank located in the 600 block of Poydras Street, according to New Orleans police.
A man entered the business and handed a teller a deposit slip on which he’d written a note demanding money.
The teller, instead, alerted the on-duty security officer who was able to detain the suspect, later identified as Joseph Cooks, 33, until police arrived.
Cooks was arrested and booked with attempted armed robbery. NOPD did not say what kind of weapon Cook was armed with.
He was being held without bond Wednesday at the Orleans Parish Prison.
