Police seek help identifying repeat Portage County bank robber
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Posted: 10/03/2012
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By: Cedra Mayfield, newsnet5.com
PORTAGE CO., Ohio - Authorities are searching for a man accused of robbing two banks in two days in Portage County.
Streetsboro police posted to the department's Facebook page that they are teaming with police in Chagrin Falls and Hudson to identify and capture a wanted bank robbery suspect .
Officers said on Sunday, September 30 the suspect robbed the Huntington Bank in Chagrin Falls before robbing the US Bank in Hudson the following day.
According to police, the suspect wore the same outfit during both robberies--a gray sports coat, checkered white button down shirt, a Cleveland Browns baseball cap, with a nylon mask over his face.
Police describe the suspect as a while male, standing between 5'7" and 5'9" with a large build.
Anyone with information on the suspect or the robberies is asked to call the Chagrin Falls (440-247-7321), Hudson (330-342-1800), or Streetsboro (330-626-4976) police departments.
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