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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.

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