2 Robberies, Minutes Apart, In Bristol On Monday

BRISTOL, PA — One person is in custody and police are searching for another after a pair of robberies that happened minutes apart near Five Points in Bristol on Monday.

The first robbery happened at about 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Citizens Bank inside the Acme at 6800 New Falls Road in Levittown. Police say a woman acted as if she had a weapon inside her pocket and made off with cash from the bank.

Shortly afterward, officers found a woman who matched the bank robber's description. The woman had cash in her pockets, according to Bristol Township Police.

Then, at 7:09 p.m., an apparently unrelated robbery took place at the Rite Aid just down the street at 8716 New Falls Rd. There, police say a man was pretending to make a purchase when he grabbed cash from a register and ran out of the store.

A police K-9 unit was brought to the scene to try to track the robber, but investigators were not immediately able to catch the man, police said.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to contact police Detective Michael Slaughter at 267-812-3075.

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