POLICE INVESTIGATING MOUNT DORA BANK ROBBERY

Mount Dora police are looking for individuals who robbed a bank this afternoon.
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Police received an alarm around 11:50 a.m. about a robbery at the BB&T Bank located at 909 North Donnelly Street.   Four men entered the bank armed with handguns and demanded cash. 

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The masked men left with an undisclosed amount of cash, got into a black SUV with a fifth person inside, and took off.   Within 5 minutes of response, officers found a black Saturn SUV abandoned at 10th Ave and Helen Street. The suspects fled in an unknown direction and have not been located.  ​

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​The vehicle is believed to be stolen out of Seminole County and involved in the bank robbery. Detectives are obtaining a search warrant. 

Mount Dora police are actively investigating along with assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Mount Dora Middle School and Mount Dora Highschool were on a modified lockdown, but that has been lifted and classes have resumed as usual.

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If anyone knows anything, they are asked to call the Mount Dora Police Department or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS.

Here are videos of the bank area provided by the city, if surveillance video becomes it will be added to this article.

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