Two men might be behind six recent bank robberies in Connecticut and an $8,000 reward has been offered to help solve the case.
Police said the descriptions of the bank robbers in cases from West Haven, New Haven, Hamden and East Haven are similar and the FBI is investigating, along with local law enforcement.
Same Men Might Be Behind 6 CT Bank Robberies
The first robbery in the spree happened on Friday, May 23, at First Niagara, 36 Fountain Street in New Haven.
Ay 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, the First Start Community Bank at 299 Whalley Avenue in New Haven was robbed. Police said bandanas covered the men’s faces and one of them pulled a large silver revolver during the robbery.
On Friday, June 27, two men wearing bandanas robbed First Niagara at 36 Fountain Street in New Haven at gunpoint. They fled in a white Toyota Corolla that was waiting for them, police said.
On Friday, August 29, two men robbed Greater West Haven Federal Credit Union at 502 Main Street West Haven.
On September 10, two men in ski masks robbed the First Niagara on Frontage Road in East Haven.
The reward offered is from the Connecticut Bankers Association. If you know who is behind the robberies, call West Haven Police detectives at 203-937-3907.
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Police said there is a “strong probability” that the same men were involved in the robberies in the area, including one at the First Niagara branch at 36 Fountain Street, New Haven on June 27.
