by Steve Reinbrecht
A man who lives at a state corrections center near
Wernersville robbed a bank Monday off Penn Avenue, briefly eluded police on
foot, talked himself into getting a shuttle at a car dealership, and headed to
Reading before officers stopped the car in Wyomissing, South Heidelberg Chief
Barry Whitmoyer said Monday night.
Whitmoyer gave this account.
The man walked into the M&T Bank at 4830 Penn Ave., near
Redner’s Market, about 2 p.m. and gave a teller a note that said something like
“Give me your 50s and 100s.”
After he left with some cash and fled along railroad tracks,
a township officer spotted and chased him. A state police helicopter was called
to help search.
The suspect got to Performance Toyota and said he needed a
shuttle to Reading, where his car was broken down.
About 2:30 p.m., Wyomissing and South Heidelberg police
stopped the shuttle and took the man into custody with no trouble.
When the man seemed to have trouble breathing, police called
an ambulance.
The man had no weapon or mask. The driver and teller were
not harmed.
Bank workers identified the man as the robber.
He lives at the Wernersville Community Corrections Center.
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