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Man robs bank in Normandy area, police say

Jacksonville police responded Thursday to Lane Avenue. (WJXT)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man robbed a bank in the Normandy area on Thursday, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

About 10:50 a.m., according to the Sheriff’s Office, a man in his 40s entered the Synovus Bank on Lane Avenue South, just north of Normandy Boulevard, and walked up to a teller. Police said the teller asked him to remove his mask, but he refused and slid a note demanding money.

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According to police, the teller complied with the demands on the note, and the man then got into a silver or gray small SUV that could have been a Nissan Rogue. The Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle headed north on Lane Avenue.

Police said the man never showed a weapon or indicated he had a weapon. Police described him as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He was reportedly wearing a red shirt with a design on the front, a black beanie-style cap, blue jeans, and a blue, camouflage-design mask.

There were three employees in the business, and no one was injured, police said.

Anyone with information about the bank robbery is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500.

According to News4Jax records, this was the sixth bank robbery this year, along with one attempted robbery. Arrests have been made in four of them.


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Corley Peel is a Texas native and Texas Tech graduate who covered big stories in Joplin, Missouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Jacksonville, Florida before returning to the Lone Star State. When not reporting, Corley enjoys hot yoga, Tech Football, and finding the best tacos in town.

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