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FBI: Video Shows Serial Bank Robber

DUNMORE — Authorities released images from three banks in our area that were held up and the robber is still on the loose. Police are confident these vide...

DUNMORE -- Authorities released images from three banks in our area that were held up and the robber is still on the loose.

Police are confident these videos could lead to the bank robber's arrest, even though he appears to take great effort to hide his face

December 1: A man walks into an NBT Bank branch in Elmhurst, Lackawanna County, robs it and walks away.

December 22: Police say surveillance shows it was the same man, holding up the NBT branch in Newfoundland, Wayne County.

January 13: Police believe the video shows the same bank robber struck again, this time at the Community Bank branch on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton.

The FBI calls the man a serial bank robber. If he follows his every three-week timetable, he's due to rob again next week.

"We want to make sure no further robberies occur, and that's why we want to arrest this person," said Trooper Connie Devens of Pennsylvania State Police.

The surveillance video could be a valuable tool, which is why investigators want as many people as possible to see it.

Even though the bank thief's face is covered, Devens says there's a good chance a viewer will recognize him.

"Because it's easier to look at someone, maybe the way they walk, the way they move their arms, they'll be able to say, 'I know who this person is.'"

FBI agents in Philadelphia are now pushing for surveillance videos to be seen.

Some banks have upgraded video security with cameras that produce higher quality video.

The next step: find ways to get videos to the public faster perhaps just hours after the crime.

"As technology continues to improve, we in law enforcement will be able to hopefully use that to get it out to the media and social media to reach the public quicker," Trooper Devens added.

If you recognize the bank robber either by his walk, or by his mannerisms, or know anything about the case, please call the Dunmore barracks at 570-963-3156. You can also dial 911.

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