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September 7, 2007

Bank robber strikes in Swansea, pedaling a bike

SWANSEA, Mass. -- A man riding a bicycle pedaled away from Slade’s Bank on Route 6 near Route 136 Thursday afternoon carrying an undetermined amount of cash.

He had handed a teller a note demanding money.

Deputy Police Chief Robert Furtado today described the robber as a white man in his late 40s or early 50s, wearing a white baseball cap, a white T-shirt, and blue sweatpants. He also wore dark brown wraparound sunglasses. During the robbery, the suspect mentioned to the teller that he was tired because he had ridden his bike to the bank, Furtado said.

After the robber left, he mounted a blue bicycle and headed south through an adjacent Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot toward Route 136, the deputy chief said.

-- Journal staff writer Gina Macris

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