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Cobb cops looking for bank robbery suspect who gave teller note

Cobb County police are looking for a suspected bank robber.

Credit: Cobb County Police

Credit: Cobb County Police

Cobb County police are looking for a suspected bank robber.
By Ben Brasch
Oct 27, 2017

Cobb County police are looking for a man they say robbed a Fidelity Bank on Thursday.

Investigators said the man walked into the bank at 833 South Cobb Drive in Marietta about 11:25 a.m. and handed a note demanding money from a teller.

After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, he ran across the street to a white van and headed south.

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Police described the man as 6 feet tall, clean-shaven and with tattoos on his hands and neck. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve burgundy shirt and blue jeans with sunglasses and a black hat.

Anyone with information can call 770-499-3945.

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