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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A South Carolina man has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for robbing more than a dozen banks in multiple states.

Thursday, April 25, 2013 

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Columbia police say they’ve arrested a man who robbed a downtown bank Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Columbia Police are looking for an accused bank robber.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Pictures released by the Summerville Police show a man resembling a suspect in a bank robbery that happened on January 15 in West Columbia.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A man involved in a Columbia bank robbery where several shots were fired has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Camden police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a bank Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall said the robbery happened is investigating a bank robbery that occurred about 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the BB&T bank located at 2404 Sunset Boulevard.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The daring escape from the downtown high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center had them descending almost 20 stories using a makeshift rope.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A suspect in a late November bank robbery is wanted by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Richland County deputies are looking for a pair of bank robbers after an early afternoon robbery off of Garner's Ferry Road.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The Richland County coroner has identified the man killed during a bank robbery in Columbia in which three other suspects were arrested.

Friday, November 09, 2012  A late-morning bank robbery and man-hunt Friday ended several hours later with one man dead -- shot by law enforcement -- and three others arrested.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  On Monday, October 15th, a man about between 20 and 30 years old, standing about 5feet, 7 inches tall walked in to the First Palmetto State Bank at 3932 Forest Drive. The man was wearing a gray sports coat blue dress slacks, and a blue bandana over his face. He used a small caliber pistol to force bank employees to give him money. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Monday, October 15, 2012  A.C. Flora High School was on lockdown after a bank robbery near the school