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Aldo Ferretti

The Associated Press
 Friday, January 11, 2002 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





MOUNT POCONO - Two men brandishing a handgun and a machete demanded money
from a bank teller, then took a customer hostage until they could exit the PNC
bank on Wednesday, police and witnesses said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``They made me get up and put my hands on my head and walk in front of them
like a shield,'' said the hostage, DeVitt Duplephin of Tobyhanna. ``When I got
to the door they made me lie down on the sidewalk right in front of the
door.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A witness, Lionel Washington, 21, of Henryville, said it was difficult to
give an accurate description of the men because they were wearing black ski
masks. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``I ran over there to try to catch them but then they pulled a gun out and
pointed at me so I stopped and put my hands up,'' Washington said. ``I tried
to read the license plate number but I couldn't get the whole thing.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police have no suspects in custody in the robbery. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Armed Robbers Use Hostage To Escape From Area Bank