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Police: Bank Robber Accesses Vault, Gets Away With Over $111K

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BRENTWOOD (KDKA) -- Police say a bank robber got access to a vault and fled with more than $100,000 in Brentwood on Wednesday.

The robbery happened at the PNC Bank on Route 51 around 1 p.m.

Allegheny County Police say 20-year-old Gary William White entered the bank armed with a knife and demanded money from the teller. White then went behind the teller's counter and obtained access to the bank's vault.

White got away with more than $111,000.

The money was recovered during the course of the investigation.

Allegheny County Police say White turned himself in to the Allegheny County Sheriff's Fugitive Unit on Sunday evening.

He's in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment.

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