UPDATE: Springfield Bank Robbery Suspect in Custody

CREATED May. 9, 2011

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  • Man suspected of robbing Great Southern Bank at Chestnut and College Image by Springfield Police Department

Police in Springfield are giving credit to Greene County Sheriffs deputies for keeping a bank robber close to home.

Authorities say the man who used a knife to take money from the assistant manager at Great Southern Bank on west Chestnut Expressway left in a green Ford Mustang.

Deputies on patrol near Highway 65 and Evans Road stopped a car matching that description and notified police, who then made the arrest.

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