Police make arrest in attempted bank robbery

Posted 5/24/16

Sakie Smith by Sue Ann Rybak According to police records, a 21-year-old man attempted to rob the Wells Fargo Bank, 8527 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, on Monday, May 23, at approximately 9:57 a.m. …

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Police make arrest in attempted bank robbery

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Sakie Smith Sakie Smith

by Sue Ann Rybak

According to police records, a 21-year-old man attempted to rob the Wells Fargo Bank, 8527 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, on Monday, May 23, at approximately 9:57 a.m. by handing the teller a demand note.

Police arrested Sakie Smith, of the 5400 block of Walnut Street, after a brief foot pursuit through neighborhood yards on Stenton Avenue between Evergreen and Summit.

He was charged with robbery, terroristic threats and related offenses.

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