Police: No suspect yet in robbery

Mark Gilger

Published: February 8, 2012

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The suspect in an armed robbery Tuesday evening at First National Bank at Market and Chestnut streets in Shamokin. The suspect is described as a white male, thin build and 5'6'' tall, last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark mask, and a grey sweatshirt with a Shamokin Indian on it, with the words "Indian" and "Shamokin" written on the front.

SHAMOKIN — Police are continuing their search today for a young adult male who robbed an employee of a local business making a night deposit at First National Bank at Market and Chestnut streets Tuesday night.
Shamokin Police Chief Edward Griffiths said the robber, who is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 145 pounds, was armed with a pellet gun that resembled a handgun when he attacked the male victim from behind as he exited his vehicle to drop off a nightly deposit from his employer shortly after 9 p.m.
After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money and the deposit bag, the robber ran south on Coal Street through a yard before discarding his gray hooded sweatshirt with a Shamokin Area insignia and his mask at the entryway to a home on South Coal Street. The assailant also threw away his pellet gun and the bank bag in Carbon Creek near Mr. Pizza, police said.
The victim was not injured.
Police said the robber also was wearing light colored jeans and sneakers.

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