Search is on for man accused of robbing downtown bank

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are looking for a man who reportedly passed a note to a teller at a downtown bank and took off with cash.

He's accused of robbing the bank during peak business hours.

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Investigators aren't sure where he went, and they need help finding him.

Pittsburgh police say the man was wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt, black winter hat and sunglasses when he robbed the NorthWest Bank on Smithfield Street.

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It happened Monday just before 4 p.m.

Police say he casually walked in, handed the teller a note and demanded cash.

The note said he had a gun, but bank workers didn't report actually seeing one. It's unclear how much money the man got away with.

The teller handed over cash, and no workers were hurt.

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