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The Provident Savings Bank on the 3100 block of Greenmount Avenue was robbed early afternoon, Tuesday, Sept. 15, by three male suspects who ransacked several teller cages, police said.

The three suspects, one wearing a red hat and jersey and one wearing red tennis shoes and another in a white fishnet shirt, were armed with a .22 caliber sawed-off rifle that was later dropped east along the alley on the north side of the bank during their escape. The rifle was pointed at the male bank manager while the other suspects leaped over the counter.

Four employees and two customers were in the bank at the time and were told to lie down on the floor. After covering the witnesses, the robbers stuffed the money into two white pillowcases before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash and disappearing from sight.

Police are still investigating the incident and there are no reported injuries or arrests.