Crime & Safety
Montgomery County Bank Robber Used Dump Truck To Flee: Report
It wouldn't seem the speediest of escapes.

A man suspected of robbing a Montgomery Township bank fled the scene in a dump truck and was promptly captured, according to The Reporter.
Robert William Holmes, 43, of Chester, walked into Fulton Bank on 710 Upper State Road at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday and allegedly “demanded” cash, the report states.
Holmes, who was unarmed, was then handed $800, according to the report.
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He then ran down a hill to the Costco parking lot, hopped into a dump truck, and fled the scene, the report states.
Whitpain Township police, on the lookout for the conspicuous dump truck, pulled it over and captured Holmes heading south on Route 202, according to the report.
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