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Police seek robber of Newport Beach bank

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Newport Beach police and the FBI are searching for a man who robbed

the Bank of America on Via Lido on Thursday afternoon, fleeing on foot

with an undisclosed amount of money.

In a handwritten note passed to the teller, the man demanded money and

claimed to have a gun. No shots were fired, and no one was hurt, police

said. The robber was last seen running toward Newport Boulevard shortly

after 3 p.m., said Newport Beach Police Sgt. Steve Shulman.

The man is described as in his early 20s, 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds,

with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a white baseball cap

and a white long-sleeved sweatshirt.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department at

(800) 550-NBPD.

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