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Police Release Information, Photos Of Langhorne Bank Robber

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Tom Sofield
The suspect leaving the bank. Credit: Submitted
The suspect leaving the bank.
Credit: Submitted

UPDATE: FBI: Langhorne May Have Been Hit By Serial ‘Backpack Bank Robber’

The Bucks County Detectives have released surveillance images of the man who they allege robbed a bank Friday afternoon.

According to detectives, the suspect walked into the First National Bank of Newtown at the corner of South Bellevue and Richardson avenues in Langhorne at 1:41 p.m. He approached the teller with a handgun and demanded money.

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The suspect walked out of the bank and made off on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.

Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

Police from several towns and a New Jersey State Police helicopter searched Langhorne Borough and part of Middletown for the alleged bank robber. As of 5 p.m., the suspect remained at large, detectives said.

Due to the robbery, officers armed with rifles were seen through Langhorne. Cairn University in nearby Langhorne Manor went into “secure campus mode” and the Neshaminy School District delayed some buses heading to Langhorne.

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Anyone with information on the bank robbery is asked to call police at 215-945-3100.

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Penndel police Chief Joseph Sciscio listens to his radio along side Middletown Sgt. Matthew Kroiss. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Penndel police Chief Joseph Sciscio listens to his radio along side Middletown Sgt. Matthew Kroiss during the search.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.