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Friday, December 21, 2012

Do You Recognize this Man? Police Release Surveillance Footage of Bank Robbery Suspect

Police have released images of the suspect in yesterday's bank robbery of Brookline Bank on Mall Road and are asking if people recognize him.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Police Asking for Public's Help in Finding this Alleged Bank Robber

Do you recognize this man?

Burlington Police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in today's robbery at Brookline Bank. According to a release from the department, the bank robbery took place at approximately 10:30 a.m. at the bank location at 72 Mall Road. Police state the suspect is described as a white male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, sweat pants, dark colored sneakers, and aviator style sunglasses.  According to the police, the suspect demanded money but no weapon was shown.  If anyone recognizes the suspect, please contact the Burlington Police Department at 781-272-1212.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Suspect Arrested Following Robbery of Citizens Bank

Police arrested Jason Jewett on a charge of unarmed robbery following the incident.

Burlington Police responded to a bank robbery on Middlesex Turnpike that led to the suspect being arrested in Chelmsford after a chase. According to the Burlington Police Department, at 2:54 p.m. today Burlington Police responded to the Citizens Bank at 248 Middlesex Turnpike for a reported bank robbery.  According to the department, officers responded and immediately made contact with an eye witness who provided valuable information on the suspect, the getaway vehicle and the direction of travel.  This information was passed on to area departments and within minutes officers spotted the suspect vehicle.  For up-to-the minute updates on this story and others, Sign up for Burlington Patch’s daily newsletter, “like” us on Facebook and “…

UPDATED 5:07 p.m.: Burlington Bank Robbery Suspect Caught in Chelmsford

The suspect reportedly robbed a Citizens Bank in Burlington and was caught in Chelmsford.

UPDATED, 5:07 p.m.: The suspect was arrested after his vehicle struck a guardrail on Route 3 northbound and he attempted to flee the road into a swamp, The Lowell Sun is reporting. He was arreseted in an industrial park on the other side of the swamp. Also according to the Sun, police stated the suspect was carrying a large amount of cash when arrested. UPDATED, 3:34 p.m.: Police in Chelmsford have arrested the suspect on Steadman Street, according to Chelmsford Patch.  UPDATED, 3:25 p.m.: According to Twitter user @NEFirebuff, authorities are in pursuit of the suspect's vehicle, a silver Ford Explorer, on Interstate 495 past Route 3. ---- Burlington Police are responding to a bank robbery at the Citizens Bank on the Middlesex Turnpike at …

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Police Release Suspect Description in Burlington Mall Bank Robbery

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and tennis shoes.

The Burlington Police Department is asking the public's assistance in identifying the suspect in this afternoon's robbery at Bank of America in the Burlington Mall. According to police, at approximately 4:40 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 18, the Burlington Police Department received a phone call indicating that a robbery just occurred at the Bank of America in the Burlington Mall.  The Burlington Police Department responded along with the Massachusetts State Police and police departments from surrounding cities and towns  The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and tennis shoes, police stated in a release.  The suspect fled after demanding money from the bank teller.  No weapon was involved…

Bank Robbery at Burlington Mall [UPDATED 6:09 p.m.]

Burlington Police say a bank at the Burlington Mall was robbed at around 5 p.m.

UPDATED 6:09 p.m.: Burlington Patch editor Richar Hosford is on-scene at the bank robbery at Burlington Mall, where he says police are speaking now with bank managers. Hosford says the scene is calm. UPDATED with information from the Burlington Police Department Twitter feed 5:30 p.m.: Police just tweeted that a bank robbery occurred at around 5 p.m. at the Burlington Mall. The suspect is describe das a white man and they believe he is still in the area. He is wearing red pants and carrying red bags, according to police. They are advising motorists to avoid Mall Road and the Middlesex Turnpike. Twitter user Michael Moura, who tweets police news, tweeted that the Bank of American inside the mall was robbed.  -------------------- We are …

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

State Police Obtain Warrant for Central Bank Robbery Suspect

The Massachusetts State Police have obtained an arrest warrant for Javon Perry in connection with the Jan. 5 robbery of the Burlington Central Bank

Massachusetts State Police have identified a suspect in the January robbery of the Central Bank on Wilmington Road and have issued a warrant for his arrest and are offering an award for information. According to a release from the State Police, troopers assigned to the FBI Bank Robbery/Violent Crimes Task Force have obtained an arrest warrant charging Javon Perry, 29, with the January armed robbery of a Burlington bank. Javon Perry (a.k.a. Javon  Greer) is wanted for his role in the robbery of the Central Bank located at 85 Wilmington Rd. in Burlington at approximately 9:35 a.m. on Jan. 5, 2011. The warrant charging Perry with armed robbery and using intimidation to steal from a depository was issued out of Woburn District Court. Perry …

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

UPDATED: Burlington Bank Robbery May Be One in a String Around the Area

Burlington Police, working with area police and the FBI, suggest the hold-up of the Central Bank at 85 Wilmington Road in Burlington may be linked to similar crimes throughout the region.

The bank hold-up at the Central Bank in Burlington Wednesday morning may be connected to a series of similar robberies that have occurred recently in the area.  "We believe this is an organized group of black males responsible for seven other similar-type robberies in the North Shore area," Burlington Police Department Public Information Officer Bernie Schipelliti said in a press conference outside the bank a little before noon Wednesday. Schipelliti said the connection between the different robberies was put forward by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Violent Crime Task Force, which is working with area police departments in the investigation. Calls to the FBI for the full list of recent robberies it believes are connected were …

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