Florence Man Arrested After Bank Robbery on Mall Road

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(Florence, Ky.) - Florence Police were called to the Guardian Savings Bank on Mall Road on Wednesday morning for a reported robbery. 

The suspect, William A Tuites, 65, of Florence, allegedly walked up to a bank teller and displayed a note which stated to give him cash and that he had a gun. 

Upon taking an undetermined amount of cash from the teller, the suspect fled the bank in a blue Honda passenger vehicle. 

Florence Police were able to identify Tuites as the suspect and later located him staying at a nearby motel. He was subsequently arrested and charged with Robbery 1st Degree. 

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