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Penticton bank robber faces seven years in jail

45-year-old Lane Smith from Surrey, B.C. has been sentenced to seven years in jail for robbing a Penticton bank. Courtesy: RCMP

A 45-year-old man from Surrey is facing seven years in jail for robbing an Okanagan bank.

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Police say Lane Smith entered Valley First Credit Union on Penticton’s Main Street in the afternoon of Aug. 9, 2017.

He demanded money from a teller and fled on foot with some cash, according to RCMP.

No one was injured in the incident.

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RCMP said in a news release that Smith was convicted of robbery earlier this year and has been sentenced to a seven-year jail term.

Smith also faces several other unrelated charges.

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