PROVIDENCE, R.I. � Police are searching for a middle-aged man who robbed a downtown bank Tuesday � politely telling a bank employee that the money was �for the church.�

PROVIDENCE, R.I. � Police are searching for a middle-aged man who robbed a downtown bank Tuesday � politely telling a bank employee that the money was �for the church.�

A tall, thin white man who appeared to be in his early 50s walked into a Citizens Bank branch at 63 Westminster St., just before 2:30 p.m. and gave a teller a note demanding money.

The teller later said to police that she gave the man all the money in her drawer, and he replied, �Thank you, this is for the church.�

The man took nearly $3,000. He was described as wearing glasses, a red puffy coat, dress pants and basic shoes.

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