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Cotswold Elementary locked down briefly during search for bank robber

Cotswold Elementary School in southeast Charlotte was placed on lock down for a short period Tuesday morning while Charlotte-Mecklenburg police searched for a robbery suspect.

The robbery occurred about 9:11 a.m. Monday at the SunTrust Bank at 207 S. Sharon Amity Road. A single suspect entered the bank and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police dogs and aviation units are involved in the search, which promoted the school lock down. No injuries were reported at the robbery site.

This story was originally published September 6, 2016 at 10:21 AM with the headline "Cotswold Elementary locked down briefly during search for bank robber."

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