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The first attempt occurred around 2:30 p.m. at the Boiling Springs Bank on Rock Road, where the man initially spoke of needing money before getting spooked and leaving, police said.
He was described as black, about 6-foot-2 and barely 200 pounds, wearing a white untucked dress shirt with epaulettes and a badge holder, dark pants and a baseball cap — possibly with a Chicago White Sox emblem.
The bank manager hit the silent alarm as he fled on Maple Avenue toward the Glen Rock Inn.
SURVEILLANCE IMAGE: Courtesy FAIR LAWN PD
The other incident occurred at the Columbia Bank on River Road in Fair Lawn a short time later. A weapon wasn’t shown but was “implied,” police said, adding that he passed a note.
The robber then “became nervous and ran from the bank without obtaining money, running across River Road to a black midsize SUV with a black female driver,” Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. “The vehicle fled south on River Road.”
BANK PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent BOYD A. LOVING
PHOTOS: CLIFFVIEW PILOT Correspondent BOYD A. LOVING
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