Town Brief: Florence Savings Bank branch robbed early Saturday morning
The Florence Savings Bank branch in Northampton was robbed on Saturday morning. Shortly after the bank opened, a man approached a teller and passed her a note demanding that she give him all of the money in her register. No one was hurt during the robbery, according to the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The Gazette reported that the bank's security cameras captured photographs of the robber.
"He handed the teller a note saying that he had a gun and wanted all the money," said Lieutenant Patenaude of the Northampton Police Department. Vice president of Florence Savings Bank Doug Burr, director of marketing, explained that the teller and other bank employees followed typical bank safety protocol, despite the fact that the robber managed to escape.
Patenaude said that there are not yet any leads in the case. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, neither Patenaude nor Burr were able to provide details about the investigation.
Issue 23, Submitted 2004-04-14 14:37:38