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<H1>Man robs bank with rusty pitchfork</H1>
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<P><B style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">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.</B></P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>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.</P>
<P>No customers were in the bank during the holdup, and no one was
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