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Lower Macungie Bank Reported Robbed

State police seek a man in a green vehicle.

The  was robbed Monday evening, according to a bulletin broadcast from state police at Fogelsville.

The bank, at 5980 Hamilton Blvd., was robbed about 7:15 p.m., police said. The bulletin did not state whether a weapon was involved or if any money was obtained, only that the robber was a white man driving a green Ford vehicle.

The bank was at least the third in the Lehigh Valley robbed on Monday.

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At the Lower Macungie bank, state police could be seen inside with at least one bank employee. The bank lists a closing time of 5 p.m. for its main teller windows, but extended drive-thru hours until 8 p.m. on a Monday.

Police said there would be no immediate release of information about the incident.

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Earlier in the day, banks were robbed in  Allentown and Bethlehem, according to online reports.

The Firstrust Bank, 701 Hamiton St., Allentown, was robbed about 11:30 by a black man about 30 wearing a New York Yankees hat, a white polo shirt and blue jeans. He received some money without displaying a weapon and fled in a gray or silver mini-van, Allentown police said.

Later, about 3:15 p.m., the Sovereign Bank at 2191 W. Union Blvd., Bethlehem, was robbed by a white man, who demanded money but did not show a weapon, Bethlehem police said.

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