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Diaper bag used in 1 of 3 bank robberies that have woman facing charges

PITTSBURGH — A woman has been arrested and is facing charges for her connection to three bank robberies in Allegheny County, police said.

Nicole Wallace, 34, is charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen property in connection to the robberies at banks in Carrick, Shadyside and Whitehall.

Police said Wallace was the getaway driver in at least one of the robberies, though she admitted to being involved in all three.

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The first robbery happened Oct. 17 at the Huntington Bank on Brownsville Road.

According to a criminal complaint, the person behind the robbery appeared to be wearing a wig and had a diaper bag, telling the teller, “Fill this up with money.”

Wallace was the getaway driver in the Huntington Bank robbery. Police said she and a man got away with what turned out to be bait money and a dye pack.

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Surveillance video showed Wallace getting into a car with her husband and another man.

Police said Wallace was also involved in a robbery at a First National Bank in Whitehall, and at another First National Bank on South Aiken Avenue in Shadyside.

Surveillance at the Shadyside bank showed the robber wearing a wig and large women’s glasses. The teller handed over $800, including bait money, police said.

Investigators determined that a car used in the robberies was a rental, which Wallace borrowed from her uncle.

The complaint said Wallace identified a man as the bank robber in all three bank robberies, though investigators said the robber at one of the banks appeared to be a woman.

Police said they recovered the items of clothing worn in one of the bank robberies in Wallace’s bedroom.