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For Immediate Release
October 14, 2008
FBI Philadelphia
Contact: Special Agent Jerri Williams
(215) 418-4043


PNC Bank Robbed

The FBI is requesting the assistance of the public to identify the individual alleged to be responsible for the robbery of the PNC Bank located at 4710 Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at approximately 9:05 a.m.

The subject is described as a black male, between 25 to 35 years old, approximately 5'5" to 5'11" tall, with a thin "skinny" build.   He was wearing a bucket hat and a tan camouflage jacket.

The robber entered the bank, approached the teller counter and while pointing a black revolver at the teller demanded cash.  After placing an undisclosed amount of cash in a small plastic bag, he fled the bank.  He was last seen heading south on Rising Sun and west on Wyoming Avenue. There were no injuries. 

A surveillance photo of the subject is below.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery should contact the FBI at (215) 418-4000.

To view flyers of other bank robbery subjects wanted by the FBI/Major Crimes Task Force, access Police Blotter On Demand, from Comcast Digital Cable's Channel 1, which features regularly updated, in-depth video profiles of local bank robbers or visit www.ppdonline.org and click on the detective box and the violent crimes task force link.

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