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Feds Say They've Arrested Suspected 'Pink Lady Bandit' Behind Four Bank Robberies

"The pink lady is changing her trademark to an orange jumpsuit," a North Carolina sheriff said. She got her nickname because she often wore a hot pink purse. A suspected accomplice was also arrested.
A suspect was arrested in connection with at least four bank robberies in three East Coast states, according to the FBI.

Over the last two weeks, a woman approached bank tellers at four banks across the East Coast with notes demanding money, according to the FBI. She often wore large sunglasses, yoga pants and a baseball cap. And she sometimes carried a hot pink

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