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By LISA SCHEID; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Monday, December 21, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 





MOCANAQUA -- State police are looking for a white man, about 5 feet, 6
inches tall, who robbed a Northeastern Bank branch shortly before 6 p.m.
Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Preliminary reports indicate the masked gunman was dressed in a camouflage
outfit and brandished a double-barrel shotgun. Investigators, however, would
not elaborate on the type of gun used or the amount of money taken in the
robbery. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Outside the bank branch, about five area residents shivered in the cold as
they watched about 10 FBI investigators, state troopers and bank personnel
searched for evidence. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 They recalled a similar robbery of the now-defunct Mocanaqua Bank about two
decades ago. In that case, state troopers were waiting for the robber when he
arrived home from the heist. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 State troopers were not so lucky this time. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Investigators were working with few leads Friday night and were asking for
help from the public. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Kevin Donovan, FBI regional supervisor, said the lone gunman walked into
the bank holding a weapon. After taking the money, he left the bank through
the front door. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Donovan did not know if the gunman fled the scene by car or on foot. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 As the crowd outside returned to their homes, the nearby bar or pizza shop,
several state police cars departed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A man inside the bank removed a videotape from a surveillance camera
mounted in a corner of the building. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Donovan would not say if the gunman's face was caught on camera. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Donovan indicated the robbery apparently is not related to other recent
bank heists. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Right now we're treating this as an individual incident," Donovan said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Donovan asked that anyone who may have seen anything unusual in Mocanaqua
shortly before or after 6 p.m., particularly near the Main Street bank, call
the state police at Shickshinny 542-4117.

Dec. 19, 1992 Mocanaqua Bank Robbery For Page 2a 
Gunman 
Holds Up 
Area Bank 
A Masked Robber Entered The Northeastern Bank 
Office In Mocanaqua And 
Took An Undisclosed Amount Of Cash

Dec. 19, 1992 Mocanaqua Bank Robbery For Page 2a Gunman Holds Up Area Bank A Masked Robber Entered The Northeastern Bank Office In Mocanaqua And Took An Undisclosed Amount Of Cash