The man, wearing a Santa hat, beard and long white wig walked into the bank in Port Orange about 3:15 p.m., two days before Christmas, with a package wrapped in red patterned holiday wrap, a picture released by police shows.
The robber placed the box on the counter in front of a teller, implied that the package was dangerous and demanded money, said Lt. John Jakovenko, a police spokesman. He did not have a weapon.
The fake Santa, who also wore sunglasses, walked out with an undetermined amount of cash and left the package behind.
Investigators evacuated the bank at 3865 S. Nova Road and summoned the Volusia County bomb squad. Jakovenko would not say what was in the box, but it was found to be harmless.
The robber was described as about 6 feet tall and in his 30s or early 40s.
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