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On Tuesday, at about 12:30 p.m., a Shattuck Avenue bank was robbed, according to police.  

A man about 25 years of age, walked up to a teller at Citibank, 2323 Shattuck Ave., and allegedly gave her a note that instructed her to give him the money in her drawer or he would shoot her. He had one hand in his waist band, implying that he had a gun, Sgt. Kay Lantow said. 

After giving him the cash, the suspect grabbed the note and left the bank. He was last seen on Durant Avenue getting into an older, red Japanese vehicle, possible a Toyota, which may have been driven by a female. 

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A man was arrested on Wednesday after pulling a knife on a clerk at an Adeline Avenue burrito shop, Lantow said. 

A man ordered a burrito at the Las Palmas Taqueria at around 6 p.m. When the clerk told him that his order was ready, and that it would cost $4.25, the man pulled everything out of his pockets and placed them on the counter, police said. Included in his possessions were a Swiss Army knife and only $2. 

According to the victim, the man picked up the knife, opened it, and began stroking its blade. He shouted at the clerk, “Give me my burrito!” The husband of the clerk called 911, at which point the suspect left the establishment without his dinner, police said. 

When police arrived on the scene, the suspect was still loitering in the area. One officer moved up behind him, and because of the reported weapon, took him to the ground. Police later found illegal drugs and paraphernalia. They transported the man to the county jail.