CASTLE SHANNON, Pa. — A man who allegedly robbed the First National Bank in Castle Shannon was arrested after a police chase that ended after a crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard.
According to police, the robbery took place just after 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning. The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Sean Greene, told the bank teller he had a weapon although he didn’t display one.
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Police are also charging Greene with a Dec. 22 robbery of a PNC Bank in Mt. Lebanon and a Dec. 8 robbery of a Dollar Bank in Crafton.
During the robbery on Saturday, police said Greene took an undisclosed amount of money and ran toward a getaway driver waiting nearby.
Shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon, police found a vehicle that matched the description of the getaway car and engaged it in a short pursuit that ended when the car crashed on Saw Mill Run Boulevard.
Channel 11 spoke to two people who witnessed the ensuing arrests.
“All the police came out and tackled him to the ground,” witness Fred Fenner said about the alleged bank robber. “Did the same with the passenger.”
Witness Sarah McCusker said police “had these huge guns and they wrestled this lady out of the car and cuffed her.”
Channel 11’s cameras caught police loading the man into the back of a squad car.
Amber Johnston, 39, will also be charged with conspiracy in connection to Saturday’s robbery and the previous robbery in Mt. Lebanon, police said.
Both suspects have been transported to the Allegheny County Jail and have preliminary hearings set for Jan. 5.
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