A 54-year-old man announced he was robbing a Soldotna bank, and after being passed a dollar, waited for officers to show up.
David Richardson told police Friday he had "some issues" and staged the robbery so he could be given help.
Soldotna Police Sgt. Duane Kant tells the Peninsula Clarion that Richardson walked into a Wells Fargo bank and handed his driver's license and debit card to a teller.
He also passed a note saying, "This is a robbery. Please put the money in the bag. Don't worry, I'm don't have a gun."
The teller activated a silent alarm and passed a dollar over the counter.
Kant says Richardson took the dollar and sat in a lobby chair until police arrived.
The incident mirrors an Aug. 23 incident in Clackamas, Ore. According to the Oregonian, homeless man Timothy Dean Alsip, 50, was arrested after he allegedly robbed a Bank of America branch of $1, then sat down to await police because he needed health care.
In Alaska, Richardson remains jailed on a bank robbery charge.
Channel 2's Chris Klint contributed information to this story.