Man Dressed As Woman Robs CU

October 03, 2010, 8:25 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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ST. LOUIS – Police and the FBI are looking for a man who dressed as a woman to rob a branch of Vantage Credit Union here.

The man wore a woman’s wig and showed a gun before departing with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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