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Serial Robber Busted After Targeting Philly Area Banks, Drugstores: Police
A serial robber in the Philadelphia area is in police custody after targeting two banks and four drugstores in the past month or so, authorities said.
Richard Lawrence, 56, of Philadelphia, was arrested and charged with five counts of robbery and related offenses on Tuesday, April 19, Abingdon Township police said.
Lawrence walked into the TD Bank on Moreland Road in Willow Grove while dressed in Muslim garb and with his face hidden, demanding that the teller give him "all the 50's and 100's" before fleeing the scene on Saturday, April 2, police said.
He apparently fled towards Philad…
