Crime & Safety
Attempted Robberies at 2 Delaware County Banks Monday
Banks in Marple and Haverford township were targeted by a robber Monday and police are asking for help identifying him.
MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — Police in Marple said a man tried to rob a bank Monday, just minutes after an attempted robbery occurred Haverford Township.
According to Marple police, at about 2:45 p.m. a man came into the Wells Fargo Bank on the 2700 block of West Chester Pike and gave a demand note to a teller.
Police described the man as a black male about 20 years old who was wearing a white bucket hat, a gray Phillies shirt, and blue cargo shorts.
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Police said he may have been wearing a wig or had long black hair.
Haverford Police said a man matching the same description tried to rob the Wells Fargo Bank 1120 West Chester Pike in Haverford Township at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Marple Police Detectives at (610) 356-1504. Additionally, anyone with information on the Haverford robbery attempt is asked to contact Detective Mark Johnson of the Haverford Township Police Department Investigations Division at (610) 853-1298 extension 1234 or email mhufnal@havpd.org.
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