Police search for Norwich bank robbery suspect
John PenneyNORWICH – Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing a Norwich bank on Friday night.
Officers were dispatched at approximately 6:30 p.m. to The People’s Bank, 42 Town St., inside the Stop & Shop supermarket, for a reported robbery. Police said a man entered the business and demanded cash from a teller. No weapon was used or implied, police said.
The suspect fled with an undetermined amount of cash in dark four-door sedan, police said.
The suspect is described by police as a Black male, roughly 6 feet, 2 inches tall, wearing a camouflage-patterned shirt, pants, mask and ball cap, along with light-colored sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Richard Cannata at (860) 886-5561, ext. 3138 or by calling the department’s tip-line at (860) 886-5561, option # 4.
John Penney can be reached at jpenney@norwichbulletin.com or at (860) 857-6965