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Police: L.I. bank robbery suspect tried to hail cab

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[June 26, 2008]  COPIAGUE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police say a suspect in a bank robbery on Long Island tried to get away by hailing a cab. Police say a man walked into a Washington Mutual Bank on Merrick Road in Copiague about 10:02 a.m. Tuesday and passed a note to a teller announcing a robbery and demanding cash.

The teller complied, handing over some money along with a dye pack.

Police said the pack exploded as the man fled, causing him to drop the cash -- but not before his clothes were stained red.

A witness told responding officers of a man fitting the robber's description getting into a cab. Police tracked the passenger to his home, where officers arrested him after noticing red dye on his clothes.

[Associated Press]

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