Police: West Hartford Stop & Shop Bank Robbed

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Local police Wednesday night have confirmed that, for the second time this week, a bank branch in a local Stop & Shop has been robbed.

According to the West Hartford Police Department, officers at 2:20 p.m. were called to an "incident" at the People's United Bank branch located in the Stop & Shop at 176 Newington Road.

Police said the department received a report of a hold up alarm at the bank.

According to the WHPD, preliminary investigation revealed the bank was robbed and the suspects fled the scene prior to police arrival.

There were no injuries reported from the incident.

West Hartford's patrol division, detective division and community support unit are actively investigating this incident.

If anyone witnessed the incident or has further information, call the West Hartford Police Department at 860-523-5203 or use the WHPD Tip Line.

The tip line email is whpdtips@westhartfordct.gov and the phone number is 860-570-8969.

Wednesday's robbery comes two days after Southington police were called to that town's Stop & Shop, where a People's United Bank branch at 505 N. Main St. was robbed.

In that incident Monday, two males reportedly approached two separate tellers and handed over notes demanding money, leaving with an undisclosed amount of cash later.

Both males in Southington were wearing surgical style masks and hats that obscured their faces.

They were described by Southington police as being white, approximately 5-feet-8-inches to 5-feet-10-inches tall and approximately 25-30 years of age.

Southington police said there were no weapons displayed or implied during the robbery.

It is not known if the West Hartford incident is the same as the Southington incident, though both involved People's United Bank branches in Stop & Shop supermarkets.

For information on the Southington bank robbery, click on this link.

For the West Hartford Police Department's statement on the robbery, click on this link.

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