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Police Stop Potential Bank Robbery in Scarborough

Police Stop Potential Bank Robbery in Scarborough

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A South Portland man was arrested for plotting a bank robbery.

On Saturday, police found 49-year-old William Hood in the woods near a bank in Scarborough. Police said he had a robbery note, a money deposit bag and a knife.

Police first received notice of Hood from a bank employee, who said a suspicious person wearing a black sweatshirt and sunglasses had entered the bank, took withdrawal slips then walked out.

Our info partners at channel 8 report Hood was arrested and taken to the Cumberland County Jail.

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