Police are looking for a man who robbed a Rte. 9 bank yesterday afternoon, the second holdup at a local bank in less than a week. In the 1:30 p.m. robbery at TD Banknorth at Rte. 9 and Temple Street, the suspect passed a note to a teller demanding money. He got away with an undetermined amount of cash, said police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany. The man claimed he had a gun, but never showed a weapon, the lieutenant said. Last Thursday, a man robbed the Framingham Cooperative Bank at 838 Concord St. He had also passed a note claiming to have a gun, but did not show a weapon, police said. "It's too early to say right now (whether they're connected)," Shastany said. In yesterday's robbery, the man got into a silver sedan and drove west on Rte. 9. He was described as white, 30 to 35 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin to medium build and short brown hair. The man was wearing a tan or yellowish hat, a short-sleeve gray or blue Adidas soccer shirt, and dark blue, knee-length athletic shorts. He also wore latex gloves. The man who robbed the Framingham Cooperative Bank was described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 150 pounds with light hair and a medium complexion. The man also had several days' growth of facial hair. That man wore a black baseball cap with a black hooded sweatshirt and shorts. He drove away in a gray Hyundai Sonata. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call 508-872-1212. ...
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Police are looking for a man who robbed a Rte. 9 bank yesterday afternoon, the second holdup at a local bank in less than a week. In the 1:30 p.m. robbery at TD Banknorth at Rte. 9 and Temple Street, the suspect passed a note to a teller demanding money. He got away with an undetermined amount of cash, said police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany. The man claimed he had a gun, but never showed a weapon, the lieutenant said. Last Thursday, a man robbed the Framingham Cooperative Bank at 838 Concord St. He had also passed a note claiming to have a gun, but did not show a weapon, police said. "It's too early to say right now (whether they're connected)," Shastany said. In yesterday's robbery, the man got into a silver sedan and drove west on Rte. 9. He was described as white, 30 to 35 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin to medium build and short brown hair. The man was wearing a tan or yellowish hat, a short-sleeve gray or blue Adidas soccer shirt, and dark blue, knee-length athletic shorts. He also wore latex gloves. The man who robbed the Framingham Cooperative Bank was described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, about 150 pounds with light hair and a medium complexion. The man also had several days' growth of facial hair. That man wore a black baseball cap with a black hooded sweatshirt and shorts. He drove away in a gray Hyundai Sonata. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call 508-872-1212. ...