OCEAN SHORES, Wash. -- Ocean Shores police responded to the first bank robbery the town has had in 15 years, said Deputy Chief Russ Fitz.A woman entered the Timberland Savings Bank at about 1:30 p.m. Friday on Damon Road in Ocean Shores.She entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money and implying that she had a gun, Fitz said.She took the money and fled the bank of foot.About 30 minutes later, police received a 911 call from a woman who told them she had just robbed a bank, but she didn’t give her location, Fitz said.Police check cell phone records and tracked her call to a phone near the bank. Police arrived at the scene, found the woman and recovered the cash, Fitz said.She was arrested and did not have a weapon on her.Fitz said no one robs banks in Ocean Shores because it’s so hard to get away on the one road into town.
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Ocean Shores Has First Bank Robbery In 15 Years
Posted: 3:55 pm PDT March 20, 2009
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