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Published: 2012-08-30 16:46:00
Updated: 2012-08-30 16:50:53

Norlina bank robber wore woman's wig as disguise


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Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a bank Wednesday in Norlina.

Norlina police said a man wearing a woman's wig and sunglasses walked into Southern Bank, at 139 Hyco St., at 4:40 p.m. and demanded money.

A spokesman with the North Carolina Bankers Association said the man told tellers he had a bomb.

The man was last seen heading south on Hyco Street, carrying a yellow plastic bag with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police said witnesses described the man as black with a dark complexion, wearing a blue-and-white button-up shirt, black pants and a thinly trimmed goatee.

The association is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to call Norlina police at 252-257-3456.


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Ha! Norlina is 456 not 257...I agree with the person below me, they are very sketchy

that's not even the real telephone number for the norlina police. that department is so sketchy, odds are dude will get away with this

no one with a brain would rob a bank in Norlina....everybody knows us Warren County citizens ain't got no money...

"black with a dark complexion," according to witnesses. Not much help there. Hope they catch him.

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