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Police searching for man with gun in Apopka bank robbery

Man robbed Fifth Third Bank located at 1725 S. Orange Blossom Trail

Police are looking for a man accused of robbing an Apopka bank on Monday afternoon (Apopka Police Department)

APOPKA, Fla. – Police are looking for a man who robbed an Apopka bank on Monday afternoon, according to a news release.

Apopka police said the man entered the Fifth Third Bank located at 1725 South Orange Blossom Trail around 12:12 p.m. and demanded a teller to open the cash drawer.

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According to the release, the man was armed with a handgun and seen wearing a camo style bucket hat, a navy blue, long-sleeve shirt, gray jogger pants and black and red gloves.

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Police said the man rode off on a bicycle.

An investigation is ongoing.

On May 8, a Fifth Third Bank located at 1495 Rock Springs Road was robbed, also in the lunch hour. The suspect in that robbery entered the bank, walked behind the teller counter and removed money from an open drawer before running away, police said.

If you have information that can assist in solving these cases please contact the Apopka Police Department at APDCID@Apopka.net or anonymously through Crimeline at 800- 423-TIPS or crimeline.org.


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