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MANCHESTER – Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Walls Fargo Bank Thursday morning.

A white man walked into the bank, located on South Colonial Drive near the Route 37 intersection, about 11 a.m., according to a Facebook post from township police.

The suspect gave the teller a note and left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

Police released surveillance photos of the suspect, who was wearing a black hat and black shirt at the time.

Police ask anyone with information to call the department at 732-657-6111 or Detective Adam Emmons at 732-267-4323. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the department’s website.

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