Grandfather held after attempted robbery standoff at bank
Police and sheriff deputies blocked Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence as a tense standoff unfolded at a Firstar Bank. An elderly man, Paul Lee, was taken into custody after negotiations via cell phone. Lee was booked on aggravated robbery, criminal threat and kidnapping charges with federal options possible.
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Timeline of bank robbery attempt unfolds in downtown
Contd from page 1A as pedestrians flee the 900 block of Massachusetts. Passersby hide inside businesses or along the police perimeter while shots and commands unfold. By 5:10 p.m. Paul Lee is booked on armed robbery, criminal threat and kidnapping charges. FBI takes over the investigation.
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