10/31/07

Man robs Hickory bank, flees with cash

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer Staff Writer

Police in Hickory are looking for a man who walked into a bank Wednesday afternoon, told the teller he had a gun and fled on foot with cash.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, a man walked into the First Citizens Bank on U.S. 70 in Southeast Hickory and handed the teller a note saying he had a gun, said Hickory police Capt. Clyde Deal.

Authorities said the man did not show a gun during the robbery but fled from the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hickory Police Department at 828-324-2060.

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