Bank Robber Told Teller He Put Bomb in Trash Can: Police

UPDATE: According to police, the suspect in Wednesday's Susquehanna Bank robbery handed the teller a note threatening that he had put an explosive device in a trash can and demanding cash.

The threat, however, turned out to be a hoax, police said.

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Moorestown Police are looking for a man who robbed the Susquehanna Bank on South Lenola Road late Wednesday morning.

According to police, the unidentified man entered the bank, just near the Maple Shade border, around 11:30 a.m. and presented a note to one of the tellers demanding cash. While en route to the bank, responding officers were advised the suspect had fled the bank on foot toward Kings Highway, with an as-yet-undetermined amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, wearing a light gray baseball cap with a Philadelphia Eagles logo, black hooded sweatshirt, gray pants and dark-colored sneakers. He was approximately 6 feet tall, with a stocky build and scruffy facial hair, according to a report.

There were no injuries to employees or patrons of the bank.

Moorestown Police were assisted by a K-9 unit from Medford Police, and officers from the Mount Laurel and Maple Shade police departments.