Police: Man arrested after robbing bank, causing bomb scare in Broward

Police officers respond to a bank robbery on Friday in Margate. (Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

MARGATE, Fla. ā€“ Police officers arrested a man on Friday who was accused of robbing a bank in Broward County.

The man stole cash from a Wells Fargo branch, at 400 N. State Rd. 7, in Margate, according to Lt. Michael Druzbik, a spokesman for the Margate Police Department.

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The man left a package inside the bank before he fled, so the Broward Sheriffā€™s Office bomb squad responded to investigate it, according to Druzbik.

Officers stopped the manā€™s car and arrested him shortly after in Oakland Park.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.

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