Man in clown pants robs US bank

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Authorities say a man robbed a bank wearing a woman's blonde wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants.

Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested on Saturday.

Police Chief Greg Geppert says Hawkins robbed the bank at gunpoint, using a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store.

Geppert says Hawkins then entered a woman's car. She got out, took her keys and alerted police. Hawkins was found sitting in the car.

He is being held on $US230,000 bail. It's not clear whether he has an attorney

- AP