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NewsMay 21, 2014

First Commercial Bank in Morley, Missouri, was robbed today for the second time since October. The robbery happened between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. at the bank at 104 N. Kirkwood St., said detective Branden Caid of the Scott County Sheriff's Department. No one was injured, said the department's Capt. Jerry Bledsoe, and three suspects were apprehended within 30 minutes of the robbery...

First Commercial Bank in Morley, Missouri, was robbed earlier today. Three suspects are in custody, a detective for the Scott County Sheriff's Department said.
(Mark Blanton)
First Commercial Bank in Morley, Missouri, was robbed earlier today. Three suspects are in custody, a detective for the Scott County Sheriff's Department said. (Mark Blanton)

First Commercial Bank in Morley, Missouri, was robbed today for the second time since October.

The robbery happened between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m. at the bank at 104 N. Kirkwood St., said detective Branden Caid of the Scott County Sheriff's Department.

No one was injured, said the department's Capt. Jerry Bledsoe, and three suspects were apprehended within 30 minutes of the robbery.

Police found two women tied up with restraints when they arrived on the scene, Bledsoe said.

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Bledsoe said the suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. It's unclear whether the money was recovered when the suspects were found.

The sheriff's department will only release their names when they are formally charged.

First Commercial Bank was first robbed on Oct. 10 just before opening. The suspects from that robbery are in federal custody awaiting hearings.

The FBI is investigating the robbery.

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