UPDATED: 12:48 p.m., Wednesday:
Police are continuing their search for a man who robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Bristol Township’s Levittown section Wednesday morning.
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The robbery happened around 9:05 a.m. at the bank located along New Falls Road near the intersection with Veterans Highway (Route 413).
According to new information from Bristol Township police issued in the early afternoon, the suspect’s appearance was heavily obscured.
The suspect, per police, wore a head-to-ankle garment and a medical or contractor’s mask.
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Investigators have released still images of the subject.
The suspect passed a robbery note to a teller, implying he had a weapon but never displaying one, police said.
A bank employee activated an alarm, and the suspect fled the scene on foot into neighboring Middletown Township.
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Officers from the Bristol Township and Middletown Township police departments responded to the area and began searching for the suspect. They were assisted by Bucks County sheriff’s deputies and rangers.
Police said a search was conducted using officers on foot, a K-9 unit, and a drone, but the suspect was not apprehended.
Shortly after the bank robbery call, a responding Bristol Township officer was involved in a crash with an uninvolved driver in a Cadillac SUV.
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No injuries were reported in the crash, but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene, police said.
Investigators have asked anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information about the robbery to contact Detective Alex Asmann at 267-812-3037 or via email at aasmann82@bristolpd.org.
Original Story:
Police are searching for a man who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in the Levittown section of Bristol Township.
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The robbery occurred at the bank located along New Falls Road near the intersection of Veterans Highway (Route 413) around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Bristol Township police Lt. Sean Cosgrove said investigators are still gathering details about the robbery and the suspect.
Following the robbery, officers conducted a search around the bank and in neighborhoods and woods in Middletown Township. They were assisted by a K-9 unit and a drone.
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As of 10 a.m., police were still actively searching for the suspect, with officers from Bristol Township and Middletown Township posted in the area.
Moments after the robbery, a Bristol Township officer responding to the scene was involved in a crash with a Cadillac SUV at the intersection of New Falls Road and Veterans Highway.
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Both vehicles sustained damage and had to be towed.
Cosgrove said the officer and the driver of the SUV did not suffer serious injuries in the crash.
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Bristol Township detectives were at the bank investigating.
In addition to Bristol Township and Middletown Township police, the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office and Bucks County Rangers were assisting at the scene.
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