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HAMLET, N.C. — A woman who is accused of robbing banks across the East Coast has now struck another bank in North Carolina, authorities said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the "Pink Lady Bandit" robbed the BB&T on Raleigh Street in Hamlet on Friday afternoon.
The suspect is described as a woman weighing 130 pounds and standing about 5 feet, 5 inches tall.
The FBI called the woman the “Pink Lady Bandit” because in at least two of the robberies, she carried a distinctive pink handbag, authorities said.
Officials said the woman is believed to have robbed four banks along the East Coast – one each in Pennsylvania; Delaware; Ayden, North Carolina; and Hamlet, North Carolina.
In each case, the suspect showed the teller a note that demanded money, the authorities said.
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