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East Setauket bank robbery closes school

An East Setauket bank was robbed Monday, prompting local school officials to begin a lockdown of school grounds.

A man handed a note to a teller at the Chase Branch at 4080 Nesconset Hwy., demanding cash and indicating he had a gun, police said. The teller complied with the demand and the man fled the bank on foot about 2:10 p.m., Suffolk police said.

After the alarm went out concerning...

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