Salem Police Investigating Robbery at Citizens Bank

SALEM, NH — Investigators are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly robbed the Citizens Bank location inside the Shaw’s Supermarket on Cluff Crossing Road last night, according to Capt. Joel Dolan of the Salem Police Department. At just before 6:15 p.m. on Aug. 18, 2016, a man walked to the counter of the bank, handed a teller a note, and allegedly demanded money, according to the alert.

“As the teller attempted to read the note, the male became agitated and told him to quit stalling and not to hit the alarm,” according to Dolan. “The male then reached toward his waist area. The clerk complied and handed over an undetermined amount of cash. The male then walked through the Shaw’s store and exited.”

No weapon was shown during the robbery, Dolan noted.

The man was described as white, between 40 and 45 years old, about 5 feet, 9 to 10 inches tall, with dark hair, and a scruffy beard. He was wearing blue jeans, a black T-shirt with red lines across the shoulder and chest, with a red, white, and blue Patriots hat. Dolan noted that the man had “a distinguishing tattoo on his left forearm.”

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Salem Police Department at 603-893-1911.