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    Friday, April 19, 2024

    Police seek suspect in Westerly bank robbery

    In a screen shot from a surveillance video submitted by the Westerly Police Department, an alleged suspect in a robbery that occurred Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the Savings Institute Bank & Trust branch in Westerly.

    Editor's note: Police corrected the time of the robbery.

    Westerly — Police are seeking the suspect in a robbery Friday afternoon at the Savings Institute Bank & Trust branch on 18 Post Road.

    The robbery occurred at 3:55 p.m. A white male entered the bank, handed a teller a note demanding money and then walked out with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to a statement from Westerly Police Chief Edward W. St. Clair.

    No weapon was displayed by the robber and no injuries were reported.

    Westerly police patrol and detective divisions responded with a K9 team and found the suspect had already fled the scene. There is no suspect vehicle description.

    The suspect is described as a white male, possibly in his 50s or 60s and standing 5 foot 8 inches to 5 foot 10 inches tall. The suspect was wearing blue jeans, a blue jacket, a white baseball cap, black gloves, gray sneakers and had a black jacket wrapped around his shoulders.

    Anyone with information is asked to call the Westerly Police at (401) 596-2022 or the “tip line” at (401) 348-6131

    Police have released surveillance photographs from the bank.

    In a screen shot from a surveillance video submitted by the Westerly Police Department, an alleged suspect in a robbery that occurred Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at the Savings Institute Bank & Trust branch in Westerly.

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