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Columbia police arrest downtown bank robbery suspect
Posted: 02.14.2013 at 10:29 PM
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60-year-old Lawrence Jordan is charged with armed robbery.  / Alvin S Glenn Detention Center
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COLUMBIA (WACH) -- Columbia police say they’ve arrested a man who robbed a downtown bank Wednesday afternoon.

60-year-old Lawrence Jordan is charged with armed robbery and entering a bank with intent to steal.

Officers say Jordan robbed the Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union on Washington Street.

According to investigators, a Crimestoppers tip lead them to River Drive Thursday afternoon where officers saw Jordan walking down the road. They say after a brief foot chase, they arrested Jordan.

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