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    Sunday, May 26, 2024

    State police investigate robbery at Griswold bank

    A still image from security camera footage of a man police say robbed the Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at 1 Slater Ave. in Jewett City, Griswold. (Courtesy of Connecticut State Police)

    Griswold — Police say a man robbed the Eastern Connecticut Savings Bank at 1 Slater Ave. in Jewett City on Tuesday afternoon and fled with "an undisclosed amount of cash."

    The man had presented a note demanding money to the bank teller and did not display a weapon, according to police. Officers responded to a report of the robbery at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

    Police describe the man as possibly in his 50s or 60s, approximately 6 feet tall and weighing about 230 pounds. He was wearing a dark knit hat, a surgical mask, blue flannel shirt with a dark gray T-shirt underneath and gray work pants.

    The Troop E Eastern District Major Crime Squad has taken over the investigation, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Justin Clachrie at (860) 848-6532.

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