Phillies fan bandit hits Blue Bell bank
A bandit wearing a Phillies ball cap struck a TD Bank branch in Blue Bell this afternoon and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Whitpain Township police said the man entered the bank on the 1700 block of Swede Road about 1:50 p.m.
He walked up to a teller and handed over a demand note that stated he had a gun. The teller complied and the robber was last seen running down Swede Road.
The bandit is described as white or Hispanic, in his 30s, and approximately 5-foot-10. He sported a mustache and a goatee, sunglasses, a dark-colored suitcoat over a white button-down shirt, jeans and dark-colored shoes. He also wore a dark-colored messenger bag over his shoulder.
Police consider him armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 215-641-8910 or the Whitpain Township police at 610-279-9033. There may be a reward for information leading to this subject's capture; tipsters can remain anonymous.
