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Deputies Investigate Bank Robbery



Police released this surveillance photo of a man robbing a bank in Seminole.

By Stephen Thompson
The Tampa Tribune

SEMINOLE - A man robbed a Wachovia bank branch this morning by presenting a note to a teller that demanded money and said he was armed, Pinellas Sheriff’s officials said.

The suspect then ran from the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, officials said.

The robbery occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the Wachovia branch at 8700 Bryan-Dairy Road.

The suspect is described as a white man between 40 and 45 years of age. He weighs about 170 pounds and is roughly 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

He has short, straight dark hair and was unshaven. He was last seen wearing a ball cap with the words “U.S.S. Enterprise,” an orange shirt, short pants and slip-on shoes.

Anyone with information concerning the robbery is asked to contact Detective Jeremy Nygren of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s robbery unit at (727) 582-6200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS.



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