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BRIEF: Potbellied robber in hard hat pulls off credit-union heist after shoving customer
[June 19, 2013]

BRIEF: Potbellied robber in hard hat pulls off credit-union heist after shoving customer


Jun 19, 2013 (Orlando Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Authorities today released surveillance images of an armed man with a potbelly who robbed a credit union in east Orange County last week while wearing a hard hat.

The robbery happened at 3:40 p.m. Friday at Fairwinds Credit Union, 3133 N. Alafaya Trail.

"He shoved a customer out of the way and demanded money from the clerk," the Orange County Sheriff's Office said in a report. "He brandished a handgun. The suspect fled on foot and was last seen heading northwest." Authorities are asking the public for information about the robber and the person who was shoved during the 32-second heist.


The robber was described as being in his 40s with a medium build and a pot belly.

During the robbery, he was wearing a "blue, long-sleeve collared shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers, black gloves, blue surgical mask, black sunglasses and a white construction hat with duct tape over the front and back," the report said.

Tipsters can call 1-800-423-8477 ___ (c)2013 The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) Visit The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) at www.OrlandoSentinel.com Distributed by MCT Information Services

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