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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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A hooded gunman robbed the Alaska National Bank in Fairbanks, Alaska, of more than $14,000 on Monday, the first bank robbery in the new state. Described as 6 feet tall and 35-40 years old, he threatened the cashier with a revolver and escaped with the money in a shopping bag. Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the search.
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FAIRBANKS, (AP) The new State of Alaska had its first bank robbery Monday. Clad in a parka and the face covered by a hood and a plaid scarf, a bandit robbed the Alaska National Bank here of more than $14,000.
Officers of what is still known as the Territorial Police, U. S. marshals, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents and city police combined in a search for the robber.
The man, described as 6 feet tall and between 35 and 40 years old, pointed a revolver at the bank's cashier, stuffed the money into a shopping bag and escaped.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
Event Date
Monday
Outcome
robber escaped with more than $14,000; no injuries reported; multi-agency search underway.
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A bandit clad in a parka with face covered by hood and plaid scarf robbed the Alaska National Bank. Described as 6 feet tall, 35-40 years old, he pointed a revolver at the cashier, stuffed money into a shopping bag, and escaped.