Police Investigate Somerset County Bank Robbery

Manville Borough Police continue to investigate a bank robbery that took place at the Federal Credit Union located on South Main Street on Wednesday.

Police say they responded to a reported robbery around 1:41 p.m. alongside the Major Crimes Unit, Crime Scene Investigations and Forensics Unit, and Federal Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Franklin Field Office.

Its reported that two masked suspects walked into the front door of the credit union around 1:38 p.m. – one of them jumped over the counter and announce the robbery as he robbed the teller for an undisclosed amount of cash.

The second suspect acted as a lookout. They did not brandish any weapons and no injuries were reported.

The suspects were described as:

• Medium height and build
• Male
• Wearing dark clothing (hoodies, ski-masks)

Both suspects then fled on foot out the front door, crossing over South Main Street and continued to run onto South Street – they may have fled the area in a vehicle that was parked on South Street.

Information can be submitted anonymously through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All Crime Stopper Tips will be kept confidential.

Prosecutor Soriano, Chief Fitzgerald and Chief Peltack state that witnesses may also directly contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100, the Manville Borough Police Department at (908) 725-1900, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation Newark Field Office at (973) 792-3000.