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Feds: Repeat robber hits two banks in a week

Authorities are looking for a man accused of robbing a Citizens Bank on Rising Sun Avenue in Philadelphia and a PNC Bank on Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown.

Surveillance stills of a suspect in the robbery of a PNC Bank in Flourtown on Aug. 10 (left) and of a Citizens Bank in Philadelphia on Aug. 14.
Surveillance stills of a suspect in the robbery of a PNC Bank in Flourtown on Aug. 10 (left) and of a Citizens Bank in Philadelphia on Aug. 14.Read moreFBI

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of robbing two Philadelphia-area banks this week.

The man most recently held up a Citizens Bank branch at 7248 Rising Sun Ave. about 9:45 a.m. Friday, according to a news release from the FBI and Philadelphia police.

He allegedly handed a demand note to a teller before making away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police described the suspect as a 5-foot-6, 200-pound black male in his 30s, last seen sporting a mustache and wearing a dark blue V-neck T-shirt, gray cargo shorts, white sneakers, black sunglasses, and a gray New York Yankees cap.

The same man is believed to be responsible for the Monday afternoon robbery of a PNC Bank at 1316 Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown.

On that occasion, he wore a white T-shirt and a black Chicago Bulls cap, according to investigators.

Authorities said the man should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000, or to contact Philadelphia police. There might be a reward for information leading to the his capture, and tipsters can remain anonymous.