86-year-old woman suspected of robbing Pa. bank

PHILADELPHIA — Police moved quickly to arrest a would-be bank robber in Philadelphia.

The suspect is an 86-year-old woman.

Investigators say Emily Coakley pushed her walked into the T.D. Bank in University City Tuesday afternoon, showed a revolver and demanded $400.

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According to police, the weapon was not loaded, but Coakley did have bullets in her purse.

Officers arrested her inside the bank.

She is charged with aggravated assault and robbery.

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