Crime & Safety

Update: Weekend Bank Robber Waved Handgun and Threatened to Shoot Teller

The suspect is described as about 5'9", of medium build, and having a strong Boston accent.

Witnesses to the of Cambridge Trust Bank Saturday say that a man wearing all black and a ski mask came in around 9:45 a.m., waving a handgun and yelling, according to police reports. 

The gunman yelled expletives at the teller and told her to sit down, give him the money and to make sure it contained no dye packs. He threatened to shoot her if she did otherwise, police reports stated.

The robber put the money in a bag and fled toward Charles Street, where he may have gotten into a getaway vehicle, reports state.

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The suspect is described as about 5'9", of medium build, and having a strong Boston accent.

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