Hold up

Provident savings bank on Greenmount Avenue was robbed Saturday afternoon when 3 suspects, one who was armed, ransacked several teller cages collecting money and fleeting down the alley the bank state police said.

Three suspects entered the bank at 12:22 p.m. and pointed a sawed off rifle at the bank manager then ordered the four employees and two customers to lie down on the floor. The suspects then ransacked several teller cages and stuffed money into two white pillow case said police officials.

After robbing the bank the suspects then ran down the alley east on the north side of the bank where they dropped the weapon police said.

The suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. There were no injuries and no arrests according to the state police barracks.