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Bank near Graham evacuated after robbery, bomb threat

A Key Bank branch near Graham has been evacuated while a Pierce County sheriff’s bomb squad investigates a suspicious device left behind by a bank robber.

Published: July 19, 2012 at 2:26 p.m. PDT
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A Key Bank branch near Graham has been evacuated while a Pierce County sheriff’s bomb squad investigates a suspicious device left behind by a bank robber.

The incident start about 1:30 p.m. when a man walked into the bank at 221st Street and Meridian Avenue, made a bomb threat and left a device behind.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/07/19/bank-near-graham-evacuated-after-bank-robbery-bomb-threat/

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