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2 Saskatoon banks robbed in less than an hour

Same man may be responsible for two bank robberies in Saskatoon that happened less than an hour apart. Saskatoon Police Service / Supplied

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SASKATOON – The same man may be responsible for two Saskatoon bank robberies. Both robberies happened less than an hour apart on Monday afternoon.

The first one happened around 2 p.m. at a bank in the 3000-block of Clarence Avenue South. According to police, a man entered the bank, proceeded to the counter and demanded cash.

He fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

The second robbery happened about 40 minutes later. A man entered a financial institution in the 300-block of Circle Drive East and demanded cash before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money.

No injuries were reported in either robbery.

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The man in both robberies was wearing checkered sweat-style pants, a dark coloured jacket, and a red ball cap with a logo on the top.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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