DOES BAD AND FEELS BAD–A male suspect robs Santa Barbara Bank & Trust in the shopping center on the northwest corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks boulevards. The man, who claimed to be a former employee, ran from the bank in tears. Thousand Oaks police are looking for a bank robber last seen running toward a Ralphs supermarket after leaving the Santa Barbara Bank & Trust at Thousand Oaks and Westlake boulevards.

Police say the man walked into the bank around 2:30 p.m. Mon., Nov. 23 and allegedly handed a teller a note with written demands.

About 15 people were inside the bank. The man didn’t display a weapon but told tellers the robbery was “no joke” and threatened to kill people, authorities said. No one was physically injured.

After he was given an undisclosed amount of cash, the robber left the bank crying, police said.

“It was an unusual robbery. It’s not like a serial robber to leave crying,” Detective Eric Buschow said.

Victims described the thief as desperate. He reportedly said he had “an illness going through his body” and claimed he was a former employee and that the bank owed him money.

“Photos of him from surveillance cameras are being circulated to other bank branches to see if anyone remembers him being an employee,” Buschow said.

Witnesses described him as a white man in his 50s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds. He had short brown hair and wore thick prescription glasses. He was wearing a brown coat, blue jeans and white athletic shoes.

“We believe the glasses are a legitimate prescription and not a disguise,” Buschow said.

Anyone with information about the subject is asked to contact Detective Jon Smith at (805) 4948206 or the FBI at (805) 642-3995.

Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of and a criminal complaint against the perpetrator of this crime.

Call (800) 222-TIPS (8477).