Pennsylvania

Women With Guns Try to Rob Pocono Bank, FBI Says

Police say the two women entered the Citizens Bank along Route 611 in Tannersville around 12:30 p.m. Monday.

This story has been corrected to accurately describe the women's appearance.

Police and the FBI are searching for two women who they said tried to rob a bank in the Poconos.

Police say the two women entered the Citizens Bank along Route 611 in Tannersville, Pennsylvania around 12:30 p.m. Monday. The women displayed a handgun but fled before getting any cash, according to police.

The suspects are described as women standing between 5-feet and 5-foot 2. At least one of the women was armed with a black handgun.

Both police and the FBI are investigating. If you have any information on their identity, please call 215-418-4000.

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