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Robber Caught Trying to Rob Same Bank Twice

Femi Ashekun/

A man suspected of robbing a Southern California bank in the US was arrested when he returned to try and rob the same branch the following day, police said.

Reports said a man entered a Chase bank in the city of Fountain Valley Monday afternoon and gave a teller a note demanding money.

A statement by the Fountain Valley Police Department said in a statement the suspect fled with a “large amount of cash” before officers got to the bank

The statement said police received a call about another robbery in progress at the same Chase bank, late Tuesday morning.

Officers who responded to call reportedly arrested the 33-year-old suspect.

The man, who has prior convictions for robbery, was being held at the Orange County Jail for lack of $170,000 bail.

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