[Vision2020] 09-08-04 CNN: Man robs bank with rusty pitchfork

[Art Deco aka W. Fox]

Man robs bank with rusty pitchfork
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 Posted: 7:59 AM EDT (1159 GMT)


AIKEN, South Carolina (AP) -- A robber who used a rusty pitchfork to stick up a 
bank got away -- and so far, finding him has been like looking for a needle in a 
haystack.

The man, wearing sunglasses and a mask, entered Security Federal Bank Tuesday 
morning and threatened employees with the 4-foot-long pitchfork. The man took an 
undisclosed amount of money.

The robber dropped the farm tool as he ran from the bank through a wooded area 
to a golf course behind the bank, police said.

Bloodhounds tracked the robber to a fast food restaurant parking lot, where 
police say the man got into a white van driven by a woman.

No customers were in the bank during the holdup, and no one was injured.
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