BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman was arrested and charged Monday after she was accused of robbing a Cheektowaga bank, police said.

Officers were called to M&T Bank at the Thruway Plaza just before 10 a.m. Monday, where officials said the woman, identified as 54-year-old Lavita Burnett, approached the counter and allegedly passed a note to the person from behind the counter to “hand over cash. .”

Authorities said Burnett threatened the person with a gun but did not display one.

The money given to Burnett had a tracker on it, which led police to a market in Buffalo, where she was arrested and charged with third-degree robbery.

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