Pittsburgh police arrest suspect in Downtown bank robbery
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Pittsburgh police have arrested man in connection with a Downtown bank robbery Wednesday afternoon.
Dante Engram, 33, address unknown, was arrested following the robbery, reported around noon on the 900 block of Fifth Avenue.
A witness told police a man had walked into the bank with a note, then left the building.
Officers located Engram outside, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Washington Place carrying a backpack, and the area was evacuated as a precaution, police said. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and K-9 units swept the area, and determined there was no threat from the backpack.
Surrounding streets were closed for a brief period of time, and Engram was taken into custody without incident.
He has been charged with four felony counts of robbery and making terroristic threats.
A preliminary hearing date has not been set, according to court records.