Concord Police Make Arrest in Bank Robbery Incident

Concord Police made an arrested in the May 18, 2015, robbery of the Bank of New Hampshire location on North Main Street, according to an alert.

Yesterday, police arrested Scott P. Lojko, 39, of Stone Street in Concord, and charged him with robbery; unarmed, a felony.

According to Lt. Timothy O’Malley, the commander of the criminal investigations unit for the department, police were called to the bank around 12:30 p.m. on May 18, 2015.

Police allege that the subject handed a note to a teller demanding cash. After obtaining the money, he fled the scene and was last seen running in a westerly direction from the bank. Police were seen scouring the area looking for the man and received assistance from the New Hampshire State Police, Merrimack County Sheriffs, the DMV, and Bradford Police, too.

However, O’Malley credits a local postal worker who was near the scene of the robbery and helped detectives solve the crime so quickly.

“The employee was performing his daily routine when he crossed paths with the suspect and recognized that something seemed amiss,” O’Malley said. “He made key observations about the suspect’s vehicle which he later communicated to detectives, leading to the positive identification of the suspect.”

O’Malley added, “On behalf of the citizens of Concord, we offer our sincere thanks to this individual.”

Lojko was booked and refused bail. He’ll be arraigned this morning in Concord District Court. According to online reports, he has an extensive criminal history in Massachusetts including warrant arrests in Salem and Lynn. He was also arrested for shoplifting in Salem, MA, in 2010, according to a post on Patch.

Anyone with information about the crime is urged to call the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.