March 17, 2010
Published: 9 Apr 09 08:33 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/18762/20090409/
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Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt, a 63-year-old with a long criminal history, is one of two individuals arrested for the armed robbery of a Swedbank branch in Säter in central Sweden, according to the Värmland Police.
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