MT. OLIVER, Pa. — THURSDAY UPDATE: Thomas D. Cordero, 44, surrendered to police in connection with the bank robbery on Wednesday night.
He's charged with two felony counts of robbery and one misdemeanor count of theft by unlawful taking, according to Allegheny County Police.
Police are looking for a bank robber in Mount Oliver.
The Northwest Bank on Brownsville Road was robbed Wednesday afternoon.
SOURCES: Man wearing a Northwest Bank t-shirt that he recently got for free allegedly robbed the bank late this afternoon. #WPXI pic.twitter.com/WtPPuxFyGF
— Courtney Brennan (@CourtBrennanTV) May 30, 2018
According to police sources, the suspect was wearing a Northwest Bank T-shirt that he recently got for free.
Sources also told Channel 11 the robbery didn't appear to be well-planned and they anticipate a quick arrest.
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The suspect passed a note to a teller and then ran off with $880, according to police.
Police sources told Channel 11 the suspect likely has a drug problem and needed money for a fix.
Neighbors said addiction has turned their community into a crime-filled place where they don't feel safe.
Allegheny County police are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the case.
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