A man who police believed was on his way to rob a bank this morning in Downtown Easton was taken into custody at the Bank of America at 101 Larry Holmes Drive.



The man, who police could not immediately identify, came to the attention of city police about 10:20 this morning when callers reported he was telling people, including a teller, at the Wells Fargo Bank in Centre Square that he wanted to rob a bank, police said.

As police began to search for him, the man went to the Bank of America, where he held up a sign that said, "you're being robbed," and made several statements about abuses by the banking industry, police said.

The man, who was not armed, was taken into custody in the bank's parking lot, police said. His sign was left on the hood of a police cruiser.



He did not take any cash from the banks, police said. It was not immediately clear if he was trying to make a political statement rather than commit a crime.



Employees at both banks declined comment.