ICYMI: Convicted Bank Robber Now Behind Bars

CONCORD, NH - A convicted bank robber who hit allegedly hit a Loudon bank in early December and had been on the lam for more than three weeks was arrested by Vermont State Police late last month, according to U.S. Marshals.

Matthew Martin, 31, was taken in to custody on Dec. 27, 2015, on two outstanding warrants out of New Hampshire and Vermont for “several robberies” including “multiple armed bank robberies,” according to Jeffrey White, a deputy U.S. Marshal.

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After marshals featured Martin as a New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force Fugitive of the Week twice and a reward of $5,000 was issued, “countless tips” were submitted to marshals. The day before he turned himself in, Martin’s family members reportedly reached out to Weathersfield VT Police to inform them that he would be surrendering later that evening.

“After several missed meeting times, Martin eventually was arrested by the Vermont State Police when he arrived at his parent’s residence during the early hours of Sunday morning,” White noted. “Martin was booked on the outstanding arrest warrants by the Vermont State Police and is currently being held at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, VT.”

Numerous police departments, including marshals in three states and state police in two, were involved in “an extensive and cooperative investigation” to find and apprehend Martin.

“The announcement of the reward offered by the U.S. Marshals Service is suspected of being a highly motivating factor in Martin’s surrender,” said U.S. Marshal David Cargill Jr. “We are glad that Mr. Martin made the correct decision and this manhunt has come to a safe and quick conclusion.”

Since the Fugitive of the Week program was instituted in 2002, more than 6,000 fugitives have been captured by marshals in the Granite State.