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Dunwoody bank robbed

By Joel Provano
Aug 26, 2011

A lone gunman held up a Regions Bank in Dunwoody Friday morning.

According to reporter Mike Petchenik of Channel 2 Action News, who is on the scene, the gunman walked into the bank, at 1457 Mount Vernon Road, around 10:15 a.m. and ordered all employees to get on the floor. He took an undetermined amount of cash and fled. There were no customers in the bank at the time, Petchenik said.

No shots were fired and no one was injured.

Police described the suspect as a black male, 5-foot-6 and 150 to 160 pounds, wearing a red ball cap and capri style jeans.

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