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Alleged bank robber stops for beer

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ORLANDO, Fla., May 15 (UPI) -- A man accused of robbing a bank in central Florida was arrested this week after following up the alleged heist with a beer at a nearby restaurant.

Authorities said after James Taylor robbed the Bank of America branch in east Orange County, the 40-year-old simply changed clothes in a van and went to a nearby pizzeria for a cold one, the Orlando Sentinel said Tuesday.

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An unidentified bank customer said that he saw Taylor, whom a teller identified as the man who robbed her, apparently change clothes inside the van.

Orange County Sheriff's Cmdr. Jeff Stonebreaker said that when officers arrived on scene, Taylor was sitting outside enjoying his cold beer.

"Just as cool as can be," he said of Taylor, who was arrested for robbery.

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