The suspect is described as a white man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his hair, which had purple highlights in it. He was also wearing large, dark-tinted sunglasses.
The suspect fled in an older four-door Chevy, possibly a Corsica like the one pictured above, with an undisclosed amount of cash. HOLYOKE - Police are still following leads as they pursue the man who robbed the TD Bank at the Holyoke Mall on Thursday.
Around 5 p.m., a man entered the bank on the first floor of the mall and displayed something appearing to be a bomb as he demanded cash.
"He showed the teller a silver cylindrical object with a red digital number display duct taped on and connected to wires," said Lt. Matthew Moriarty. "We don't know if it was actually a bomb or not as he took it with him."
The suspect left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money and fled in a car described as an older four-door Chevy. Initial reports indicated the car was a Chevy Beretta, but those vehicles were only available in 2-door coupe models. The sedan equivalent of the Beretta is the Corsica.
The suspect is described as a white man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his hair, which had purple highlights in it. He was also wearing large, dark-tinted sunglasses. He is approximately 5-feet, 7-inches tall, and believed to weigh between 150 and 160 pounds.
Police are still going over surveillance footage from inside the bank and the surrounding area as they work to identify the suspect.
Anyone with information about the incident or who may have seen the suspect or the vehicle at the mall on Thursday is asked to call the Holyoke Police Department at 413-536-6431 or the anonymous tip line at 413-533-8477.