Two men were arrested Thursday evening in connection with the robbery of a bank in St. Paul's Battle Creek neighborhood.

According to police, men ages 36 and 31 stole an undisclosed amount of money shortly before 7 p.m. at TCF Bank, 1988 Suburban Av., and then fled.

Police pursued their vehicle on Interstate 94 and made the arrest a short time later in Minneapolis near Cedar Avenue. They recovered a revolver, masks and gloves, and a satchel containing money in various denominations.

Police later learned the suspects also allegedly pointed a gun at a bank patron filling out a deposit slip and took $100 from him.

The FBI said the men will make their initial appearance in federal court in Minneapolis next week. They were being held Friday at the Ramsey County jail.

KEVIN DUCHSCHERE