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The 64-year-old man walked into a Banner Bank branch in
Bellingham early on Tuesday and handed a teller a note demanding
cash, the Bellingham Police Department said in a statement.
The teller complied, and the man, identified as Richard Gorton,
took the money and left, police said. But instead of fleeing the
scene, he lingered near the bank building where he was
discovered by officers.
"He admitted to officers that he had committed this crime and
indicated that he became remorseful right after he walked out of
the bank," police said, adding that Gorton told officers he had
decided to wait for police instead of making a run with the
cash.
The remorseful robber faces charges of first degree robbery and
was being held in the Whatcom County Jail awaiting arraignment,
police said. The amount of money stolen was not disclosed by
police.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Cynthia Johnston
and Sandra Maler)
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