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Man accused of forging his way out of rehab, using discharge paper to rob bank

Published  December 14, 2016 3:17pm EST
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MALVERN, Pa. (AP) - Police say a Philadelphia man signed himself out of a Chester County drug and alcohol rehab center, took a cab to a nearby bank and robbed it using a note scribbled on his discharge papers.

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