Female Suspect Sought in Woodbridge Bank Robbery: Police

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A female suspect robbed a People's United Bank in Woodbridge Monday afternoon, and local police believe she may be responsible for a similar holdup in West Haven last month, according to officials.

Monday's robbery occurred at about 3 p.m. in the branch at 198 Amity Road. "People's United Bank employees reported that a female entered the bank wearing a coat, hat, and white scarf covering her entire face," officials wrote in a Facebook post.

"Said female passed a note demanding cash. Upon receiving a small amount of cash, the suspect fled the area on foot."

Woodbridge police searched the area, with assistance from K-9 officers from state and Hamden police to no avail. People's United Bank is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the capture of the suspect, police added.

The suspect is believed to have also robbed a bank in West Haven in December, but details of that crime were not immediately available.

"Members of the Woodbridge Police Department's Investigative Services Unit believe said suspect also robbed a bank in West Haven last month," officials wrote. "Surveillance footage reveals both suspects were of the same build and wearing similar clothing."

Anyone with information on Monday's robbery is urged to contact the Woodbridge Police Department's Investigative Services Unit at 203-387-2512. Reference case number 17-00087.

Surveillance photo from the Jan. 2, 2017, robbery of the People's United Bank via Woodbridge police