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A Florida man was arrested after allegedly robbing the bank where he has an account by giving the teller a note that said he would blow up the bank if the authorities were notified.

Around 9:00 AM on June 26, a man reportedly walked into the Truist Bank in Page Field Commons. According to reports, he was recognized by employees as someone who regularly visits the location. He reportedly walked up to one of the tellers and slid a note across the counter that said he had explosives and a firearm. He allegedly threatened to blow up the building if she notified the police about his purported demand for money instead of silently complying. After collecting the cash, the suspect fled in a vehicle being driven by a woman.

According to reports, Lee County Sheriff’s deputies and local police used drones and K9s to search for the man, and about an hour later, they located the vehicle in which they believed he left the bank. When they initiated a traffic stop, the driver pulled over without incident, but the man reportedly ran out of the car. The driver, identified as a 45-year-old woman, and the man, age 44, were caught in a short foot chase. They were both listed as Ft Myers residents.

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Two Texas men are facing multiple charges after they were arrested in connection with thefts from hotel parking lots in several cities.

Early in the morning on January 4, the authorities received a report about a potential car theft that was happening at the Holiday Inn Express in Sweetwater. Officers from the Sweetwater Police Department went to the hotel to investigate. When they arrived, they found one of the suspects sitting in a car in the hotel parking lot. The officers reported that the man they believed was the second suspect fled the scene and entered the woods near the property.

Drones, thermal imaging equipment, and a K9 were used in the search for the man, and he was quickly found.

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A man on probation was arrested after allegedly cutting his boyfriend with a machete and kitchen knife during a domestic dispute at their shared residence.

Late in the evening on March 11, a man and his boyfriend were in their Brooksville, Florida home. One of the men reportedly got ahold of the other man’s cell phone and began reading the text message back scroll. When his partner saw him with the device, the pair reportedly began arguing.

The verbal altercation escalated, and the man who reportedly read the texts walked away. He allegedly emerged from another room carrying a machete and began chasing his boyfriend. He reportedly cut the man’s face with the large blade, and when the alleged victim turned his back to get away his boyfriend reportedly stabbed him. The man was able to get out of the home, and he went to a neighbor’s residence.

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