Shirtless man, woman in handcuffs belt rob bank

[December 16, 2009]  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities in South Florida are searching for a man who held up a Fort Lauderdale bank shirtless then fled with a woman who sported a belt made of handcuffs.

According to a news release from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the man demanded money from a teller at a Bank of America branch on Friday afternoon and implied he had a weapon. The teller gave the man an unspecified amount of cash, and he then fled on foot with the woman.

The man was wearing blue jeans, while the woman wore a blue hat, black shirt and jeans.

[Associated Press]

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