Officials Investigate Suspicious Package Left After Bank Robbery
ORANGE (CBS) — Officials investigated a suspicious package Tuesday afternoon left behind at a bank in Orange that had been robbed moments before.
The robber walked into the Bank of America branch at 2680 N. Tustin St. about 2:45 p.m. and asked an employee about opening an account, Orange police Sgt. Dan Adams said.
The robber showed the employee a black folder that looked like a day planner and contained what appeared to be a bomb, Adams said.
The suspicious device had two or more cylinders in it that looked like dynamite or flares, wires and something that appeared to be a battery.
The robber demanded cash and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, Adams said. The device, which was left behind, did not explode and it was uncertain whether it could, Adams said.
The suspect was described as a man in his 40s, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds and wearing a green sweatshirt, Adams said.
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