State police at Lehighton continue to search for the suspect in an attempted robbery Saturday morning in Penn Forest Township.

Trooper Shaun Flynn said a male wearing a navy blue hooded jacket, blue jeans, dark shoes and black gloves entered the Jim Thorpe National Bank on Route 903 carrying a black umbrella around 10:15 a.m.As the suspect tried to get in the second set of doors, the metal detector alarm was activated.The man fled north on foot toward a wooded area, police said.If anyone has information on the incident, contact Flynn at 610-681-1850.