Police: 2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank

Police: 2 woman dressed as nuns try to rob Pennsylvania bank | iNFOnews.ca
This series of surveillance photos posted on the official FBI Philadelphia Twitter account show women dressed as nuns who attempted to rob a Citizens Bank near Tannersville, Pa., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017. Authorities are searching for the suspects, who left without taking anything. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)

TANNERSVILLE, Pa. – Police say two women dressed as nuns attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos.

Authorities say the women walked into Citizens Bank near Tannersville on Monday and one brandished a handgun, demanding money from a teller. But they left without taking anything.

Each woman was wearing a black nun’s habit and veil. One woman also was wearing sunglasses.

The FBI is investigating and posted bank surveillance photos on Twitter.

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