Jun 16, 2009 5:26 pm US/Eastern
Man Arrested After Failed Dedham Bank Robbery
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A robbery suspect tried to hit up this Citizens Bank in Dedham before it opened and was unsuccessful.
WBZ
A well-dressed robbery suspect who failed to get away with any cash as he tried to hit up a bank in Dedham was arrested by two police officers working details nearby.
Dedham police say a 30-year-old Dorchester man wearing a blue suit tried to rob a Citizens bank at 5 Bryant St. near Eastern Avenue at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday. Because the bank had not yet opened for the day, there was no money in the registers, and the vault door wasn't open.
After the suspect hearded employees into a hallway, one employee texted a branch manager at a different bank and told them to call police.
As the robbery suspect left the bank empty-handed, two Dedham police details working in front of the bank arrested him. The suspect had left his getaway car, a stolen BMW SUV, parked in front of the bank, police say.
"After some tense moments of hostages possibly being in the bank the suspect came out of the bank with his hands down and one hand in his pocket," said Officer Frank McMillan. "He was ordered to the ground. He refused. He was assisted to the ground. We removed him from the area and placed him in handcuffs across the street."
It's unknown if the suspect was carrying a weapon during the robbery. His name has not been identified.
No one was hurt in the incident.
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