Police: Man Robs Braintree Bank Without Weapon

By Eleanor Stanford

Braintree Police are investigating a robbery at the Century Bank on Granite Street in Braintree that was reported shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday, July 28, according to a statement from the department released Monday.

Following a panic alarm at 10:21 a.m., police learned a black male, approximately 5’9” tall with an athletic build and wearing a white dress shirt, yellow tie, Boston Red Sox hat and sunglasses handed a teller a note demanding money.

The teller gave the man an undisclosed sum of money and the man then fled the bank on foot, northbound on Granite Street. No weapon was shown or threatened and no one was injured.

Anyone with information about the individual’s whereabouts or the incident should contact Chief Russell Jenkins at the Braintree Police Department on (781) 843-1212 or at 282 Union Street, Braintree.