Man arrested over attempted Yorkshire Bank robbery in Leeds
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A man has been arrested over an attempted robbery at a Yorkshire Bank branch in Leeds.
Police were called to the branch on Austhorpe Road in Crossgates at 2.50pm on Saturday, November 23.
A man had passed a note to staff demanding cash, but the panic alarm was activated and he left empty handed a short time later.
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Hide AdHe was then chased away by a member of the public who lost sight of him down Back Aushtorpe Road.
On Monday, officers arrested a 21-year-old man in connection to the incident following a CCTV appeal.
He was later released under investigation pending further enquiries.