Update: NBC 5 learned July 25, 2022, that the charge against the woman in the story below was disposed of on May 31, 2019, after she was found incompetent to stand trial. Because of that action, her name and image have been removed from this story.
A 34-year-old woman is in custody and charged with robbing a bank in Wylie Friday afternoon, police say.
According to police, it happened at about 4:15 p.m. at the Bank of America located at 1301 West Farm-to-Market Road 544. Investigators said a woman entered the bank and displayed a note demanding an undisclosed amount of money.
Employees of the bank notified law enforcement and got customers to a safe area as she left the building, investigators said. Officers found the woman nearby and arrested her after she tried to run away.
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The woman was charged with robbery, a second-degree felony, and was held on a $125,000 bond, online records showed. No attorney information was listed.
