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Bridgeport police arrest bank robbery suspect

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Bridgeport police have arrested a man accused of robbing a bank earlier in the week.

Officers took 35-year-old Christopher Figueroa in custody Wednesday at a motel on Locust Avenue in Fairmont.

According to investigators, Figueroa was unarmed and used a note to demand money from a teller.

Figueroa faces charges of robbery of a banking institution. He also has several outstanding state warrants. His bond was set at $300,000.

Bridgeport Police Chief John Walker said details of the investigation were kept confidential because there was no immediate threat to the public.





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