A woman who is accused of robbing banks across the East Coast has now struck another bank in North Carolina, authorities said.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the "Pink Lady Bandit" robbed the BB&T on Raleigh Street in Hamlet on Friday afternoon.

The suspect is described as a woman weighing 130 pounds and standing about 5 feet, 5 inches tall.

The FBI called the woman the “Pink Lady Bandit” because in at least two of the robberies, she carried a distinctive pink handbag, authorities said.

Officials said the woman is believed to have robbed four banks along the East Coast – one each in Pennsylvania; Delaware; Ayden, North Carolina; and Hamlet, North Carolina.

In each case, the suspect showed the teller a note that demanded money, the authorities said.

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