Austintown bank robbed today

AUSTINTOWN— A man robbed National City Bank on Mahoning Avenue of an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police Chief Robert Gavalier said at about 12:30 p.m. Monday, the man, who was dressed in white tennis shoes, a white sweatshirt and a white ball cap, entered the bank and handed a note to the clerk, demanding money.

The man took the money and walked out of the front door of the bank. Witnesses said he headed east on Mahoning Avenue.