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Bank Robbed Tuesday In Havertown: Police

A man came into WSFS Bank on West Township Line Road with a note saying he had a gun and to empty the drawer. He made off with $1,500.

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Police said the man seen here robbed the WSFS Bank in Havertown Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the man seen here robbed the WSFS Bank in Havertown Tuesday afternoon. (Haverford Township Police)

HAVERTOWN, PA — Police in Haverford Township are looking for a man who robbed a Havertown bank Tuesday.

The robbery occurred at about 1 p.m. Tuesday at WSFS Bank, 1200 West Township Line Road in Havertown.

Police said a man came into the bank and handed a teller a handwritten note that said "this is a robbery I have a gun empty drawer no cops no bait!"

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The teller gave the man $1,500 in cash.

The man then left the bank, heading south on West Township Line Road, in a black Chevrolet Impala.

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Police believe this is the same person who robbed WSFS Bank branch in Springfield on July 23.

Anyone who has information on the robbery is urged to contact Detective Stephen Laughlin at 610-853-1298, extension 1239, or slaughlin@havpd.org.

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