Halifax bank raid man is arrested
Reporter: Beatriz Ayala
Date published: 25 July 2016
Halifax, Oldham. Robbery
A 62-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested following the attempted robbery of the Halifax bank in Oldham town centre.
A man passed a note to the cashier inside the Curzon Street branch at 11.15am on Friday July 22 demanding money and threatened the staff member.
Police arrived at the scene and arrested a 62 year old at 11.30am in connection with the incident.
He was searched and no weapons were recovered.
A spokeswoman for Halifax said they could not comment on the incident as it was considered a police matter.
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