Convicted Bank Robber Arrested For Bank Robbery Again in Derry

DERRY, NH — A convicted bank robber is accused of robbing another bank Wednesday in Derry. Police were sent to the People's United Bank on Crystal Avenue around 1:30 p.m. for a report of a man robbing the bank and fleeing the area. Bank employees, police noted on Facebook, gave a description of the suspect and stated that he was not armed.

Officers searched the area and saw a man fitting the description on Crystal Avenue entering a Wendy's Restaurant. After speaking with the man, later identified as Seamus Murphy, 37, of an unknown address, they took him into custody.

Murphy was charged with one felony count of robbery and held without bail. Police accused him of being in possession of "an undisclosed amount of cash." Clothing was also found matching a description given by bank employees not far from the area where Murphy was first spotted.

Murphy is no stranger to police having been convicted of bank robbery after robbing a Citizens Bank in Stratham in February 2015. He was caught the next day at a Motel 6 in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He was sentenced to 51 months in prison in May 2016.

Murphy was also indicted in February 2016 for felony theft by unauthorized taking for allegedly taking a wallet from a woman's purse on Dec. 20, 2014, in Nashua. In May 2015, he was indicted a felony theft by unauthorized taking for allegedly taking a gold necklace from Marquise Jewelers in Nashua on Dec. 19, 2014. Murphy was also previously convicted in Rockingham Superior Court in March 2003 and Dover District Court in August 2007 on other charges.

In July, he was the New Hampshire fugitive of the week and wanted on a supervised release violation. He was arrested the next day in Chester.

Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Derry Police Department and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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