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Armed Bank Robber, 42, Arrested Shortly After Heist: Police
A 42-year-old man from Cherry Hill was arrested minutes after he robbed a bank customer, authorities said.
The robbery occurred on Monday, May 23 at 9:24 a.m. at Citizens Bank, located at 2030 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill police said.
The suspect was armed with a gun.
Jose Cruz tried, but failed, to convince a teller to quickly give him $30,000 cash before turning to a bank customer trying to make a transaction, police said.
Cruz snatched a "large sum" of money from that unsuspecting customer, police said, before running off. He was caught by police a short time later near Marketplace Shopp…
