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Surveillance photo of bank robber released

Advocate staff report

NEWARK – Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing Park National Bank on Granville Road on Friday afternoon.

Park National bank robbery suspect

The robbery was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Police have not released many details, but the suspect was still at large as of 9 p.m. Friday.

He can be seen on security footage from the bank, wearing a gray and black winter coat with the hood up.

Park National Bank spokeswoman Bethany Lewis confirmed that the Dugway office was robbed. She said staff members followed procedures and training, and no one was injured.

Newark Division of Police Sgt. Bert Gliatta said the suspect fled on foot. A dog was used to track the suspect.

The same branch of Park National was robbed in July 2010, according to Advocate archives. In that robbery, a man passed a note demanding money to a teller and then fled in a red car.

Anyone with information about Friday's robbery is asked to call police at 740-670-7201 or the Licking County Crime Stoppers at 740-349-6888.

A sign in the window of the Park National Bank on Granville Road says the bank is closed.