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Bank robber surrenders to police in Harlan

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November 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A bank robbery in Harlan this (Monday) morning ended with the suspect surrendering to authorities inside the bank. According to the Harlan Police Department, an unidentified man walked into the Bank of the West in Harlan at around 9:40-a.m. and demanded money from a teller. The suspect was handed an undetermined amount of cash, but never left the lobby area.

Officers from the Harlan Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office made entry into the bank and the suspect was taken into custody before being transported to the Shelby County Jail. The Omaha office of the FBI was contacted and an agent was dispatched to the scene.

Currently the suspect is being held on $10,000 bond. He’s been charged with 2nd degree robbery, a class C Felony. No other information was released.