Police say the man walked into the lobby, pulled out a gun, and demanded money from the teller He fled with an undetermined amount of cash. The FBI and State Police searched the area around the bank looking for clues. Police don't believe this robbery is related to the one in Coalport. They say, Saturday night just before 8, a masked man, armed with a gun, robbed the Advanced Auto Parts on Central Avenue in the Hornerstown section of Johnstown. No one was hurt, though shots were fired into the ceiling.
Police say the robber then grabbed cash and left the store.
A Penn State organization has announced they're questioning how police handled themselves during last summer's riot. The Penn State Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants to talk to people involved in the scuffle. They say some of the tactics police used that day are in violation of citizen's civil rights. Almost two-dozen people were arrested in the melee. A defense lawyer for Edmond Pope is demanding that a prosecutor in the case be dismissed.