Crime & Safety

Bala Cynwyd Bank Robbed; Surveillance Photo Released

The Sovereign Bank branch was targeted about 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Lower Merion police announced.

The Sovereign Bank branch in the GSB Building at City and Belmont Avenues in Bala Cynwyd was robbed about 10:45 a.m. Thursday by a man whose face is seen clearly on surveillance footage, according to Lower Merion police.

The man handed a teller a demand note upon entering the bank, police said. The teller complied and handed cash to the man, who then fled. No one was hurt.

Anyone who recognizes the man pictured in the surveillance photo attached to this article is asked to call the Lower Merion Police at 610-649-1000.

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