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A South Florida pastor arrested for sexually assaulting an impaired teenage girl missed his arraignment and is now believed to have fled the state, authorities said Monday. Monte Chitty, 62, was arrested early last month and charged with sexual battery on a 15-year-old girl. He was booked into the Monroe County Detention Center but later released on a $75,000 bond. Chitty, who authorities say is the pastor at the First Baptist Church in Marathon, was expected back in court on Monday. However, he didn’t show up for his hearing and is now believed to be on the run. He was...

Richard Chit Nyi Nyi Chitty (Fairfax County Police) McLEAN, Va. (ABC7) — A man robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in McLean Tuesday morning and a suspect was captured about 10 minutes later, police say. A man handed a teller a note at the bank in the 6800 block of Old Dominion Drive at about 9:35 a.m. and left with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to a news release from the Fairfax County Police. The man drove away in a silver Honda Civic going north on Route 123, police say. Within about 10 minutes, officers found a Honda fitting the...