Cocoa police: Man attempted to rob bank with note asking for $5,000 for 'fund'
A man who gave bank tellers a note demanding $5,000 for a personal "fund" before fleeing on foot was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, Cocoa police said.
The attempted robbery took place at 2:06 p.m. — about 30 minutes after an unrelated neighborhood standoff that drew dozens of officers — at the Wells Fargo branch at 834 N. Cocoa Blvd, police said. The police department received a 911 call from a bank teller saying there was a robbery.
The man gave the teller a note that said, "I have a gun, don't make me use it," along with a demand for cash, police reported.
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No money, however, was taken, police said.
Officers arrived within moments, setting up a perimeter. The patrol officers found the man, who was wearing a backpack, and took him into custody. Charges were pending in the investigation, police said.
J.D. Gallop is a criminal justice/breaking news reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Gallop at 321-917-4641 or jgallop@floridatoday.com. Twitter: @JDGallop.
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