Suspect caught red-handed after Center City bank robbery

CENTER CITY (WPVI) -- Action News was on the scene Friday in Center City as a suspected bank robber was caught red handed - literally.

Police say around 5:15 p.m. the man held up the Republic Bank near 16th and Walnut.

Officers spotted him running away and chased after him, catching him around the block on Walnut Street.

They say he was stained with red spots from the exploded dye pack.