Bank robber flees scene

By Brendan McNally

Police are searching for a man who robbed the First National Bank, 460 Westerly Parkway, at about 9:10 a.m. Thursday, after telling the bank teller a note that said he had a gun.

The man ran south from the bank toward Waupelani Drive with an undisclosed amount of cash, the State College Police Department said.

The man entered the bank Thursday morning and handed the teller a note that said he had a gun, police said.

But witnesses did not report seeing a gun at any point during the robbery, police said.

Police described the man as about 5′ 10″, of a medium build, and with two to three days’ worth of facial hair growth.

He was wearing a dark-colored hat, sunglasses, a polo-style shirt and shorts, police said.

Police said video of the robbery was captured by surveillance cameras inside the bank.

No bank employees or patrons were harmed in the robbery, police said.

Police said no witnesses reported seeing the man enter a vehicle after he fled the bank.

Penn State Police were called to the scene to assist in identifying the man.

First National Bank could not be reached for comment by press time Thursday.

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