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Cops looking for Atlanta bank robber

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March 14, 2013

Atlanta police are looking for the man who robbed a PNC Bank on Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect entered the bank in the 2400 block of Piedmont Road around 2:40 p.m. and gave the teller a note demanding $5,000 in cash, Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee said in a news release. He fled on foot with the more than $3,000 he was given.

Police released surveillance photos of the suspect. He is described as a white male in his late 30s to early 40s, 5-foot-7 to 5-8, and around 160 pounds.

The suspect was wearing a red sweatshirt, light blue jeans and a dark skull cap.

He was last seen heading north on Piedmont.

Anyone with information on the case should call Atlanta police investigators at 404-546-4255 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477.

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Angel K. Brooks is a senior manager for the programming team, focusing on quality control. She has been with the AJC since 2007 and started as a sports copy editor. She is a graduate of Florida A&M University.

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