FBI arrests 2 thieves who dressed as nuns

Tuesday, October 17, 2017
The FBI has arrested two women who tried to rob a bank in the Poconos while they were dressed as nuns.

Surveillance photos were released of the attempted robbery near Tannersville in Monroe County back in August.
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The pair ended up leaving the bank empty-handed.

Nineteen-year-old Swahilys Pedraza-Rodriguez and 23-year-old Melissa Aquino Arias appeared before a judge in Newark, New Jersey Monday.

They are also accused of robbing two banks in North Jersey last month wearing head scarves.

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