The robber handed the teller a note that implied he had a weapon, but no weapon was shown, said Ludlow Police Sgt. Thomas Foye.
Ludlow police released this surveillance photo of the suspect in the Friday robbery of the Chicopee Savings Bank.LUDLOW -- Police are searching for an unknown suspect who robbed the Chicopee Savings Bank branch, 477 Center St., of an unknown sum Friday afternoon, police said.
The robber handed the teller a note that implied he had a weapon, but no weapon was show, Ludlow Police Sgt. Thomas Foye said.
Police described the suspect as about 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and he was wearing a red hat and white T-shirt with printing on the front. He also appeared to have a bandage on his neck, but Foye said investigators believe it was to conceal a tattoo or some distinctive mark.
The suspect was last seen fleeing the bank on foot, but Foye said there are indications he may have gotten into a car a few blocks away, and that car drove to the entrance of the Massachusetts Turnpike, which is on Center Street near the bank.
Foye said police have issued a lookout to Massachusetts State Police and surrounding communities for a silver or gray Nissan Maxima that may have been involved in the robbery.
K-9 officer Michael Whitney and his dog followed the robber's scent to Harding Avenue, a few hundred yards away from the bank, where it lost the track, Foye said. A review of surveillance footage from local businesses in the vicinity showed the Maxima driving on Harding Street at the same time the robber was likely in the vicinity, and police believe he got in the car and left the area. Video footage indicated the car went directly to the turnpike, he said.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Ludlow Police at (413) 583-8305.
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