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SEFFNER - Most bank robbery stories end with witnesses saying the robber ran away with a bag of cash.
That wasn’t the case Thursday: Hillsborough County sheriff’s detectives said a Seffner man robbed the Bank of America at 816 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. but didn’t rush out the door.
Investigators said Varick Lane Griffin walked into the bank about 11:10 a.m., showed a teller a gun and a knife, and demanded money, sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
The teller gave him an undisclosed amount.
For unknown reasons, Griffin walked over to another bank employee, sat down and told her he just robbed the bank, Carter said.
A customer inside the building finished his transaction, walked outside and spotted two deputies, Carter said. The customer told them about the robbery and that the suspect was still inside.
Griffin, 53, of 11914 Clay Pit Road, was arrested without incident and faces one count of armed robbery. He remained in Orient Road Jail late Thursday. Bail had not been set.
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