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Police Seek Suspect In Rostraver Armed Bank Robbery

ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) -- Police and the FBI are looking for a suspect after an armed bank robbery Thursday afternoon in Rostraver Township.

It happened just before 3:30 p.m. at the PNC Bank in the 800-block of Rostraver Road.

According the Rostraver Police Chief Greg Resetar, the suspect demanded large bills from one of the tellers and had a semi-automatic black pistol.

He was last seen headed on foot towards Route 201. A witness says he ran towards the business district.

Police describe the suspect as a white male between 6-foot-2 and 6-foot-4 with a husky build. He was wearing a dark blue, short-sleeve tee-shirt, blue jeans and a green baseball cap with a tan bill and white lettering on it.

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(Photo Courtesy: Rostraver Police/FBI/PNC Bank)
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(Photo Courtesy: Rostraver Police/FBI/PNC Bank)

Police also say a gray or silver older-model Hyundai Elantra was speeding near the scene; however, they are not sure if it was involved.

Several customers were in the bank at the time, but no injuries were reported.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Rostraver Police Department at 724-929-8811 or Westmoreland County 911.

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