Lakeville Bank Robbery

[MachineHead]

Suspect holds woman at gunpoint during Lakeville bank robbery


http://www.myfoxboston.com/news/lak...uspect-in-armed-robbery-and-assault/289463004

LAKEVILLE, Mass. -
Lakeville Police are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a suspect in an armed robbery and assault.

Officers responded to the Bridgewater Savings Bank on Main Street just past 11:35 a.m. Monday. Police say the suspect held an employee at gunpoint and demanded cash.

Police say the the man made no attempt to cover his face and walked in very comfortably.

"That's what's concerning, the demeanor of the suspect. Seemed very cool, calm and collected which can be even scarier,” Lakeville Police Chief Frank Alvilhiera said.

Police believe when the man left the bank he ran toward I-495 and possibly got in a car.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at (508) 947-4422. You can report an anonymous tip at (508) 946-8815.

The bank sent FOX25 a statement Tuesday afternoon:

The robbery in our Lakeville Branch Office was very traumatic for the staff and our customers who were there at the time of the event. The Lakeville staff performed extraordinary well during a terrible situation. This was an armed robbery where a weapon was shown and employees were threatened with harm. As you can imagine, this was upsetting to the customers and staff. We are cooperating with local, state and federal law enforcement and the investigation is ongoing.

Brazen little bastard. Glad nobody was hurt.

 

[MAGA99]

Somebody's gonna have a boatload of heroin tonight!!

 

[Knob Creek]

A person of the "Black persuasion"

 

[fencer]

Bet they have his stupid ass in cuffs before breakfast. Dumbass.

 

[RHJJ]

This is what happens when the T is in town, bank is close to the station.

 

[uncle griz]

He just needed some cash to turn his life around....

 

[gamma19]

I'm certain that they will revoke his LTC for this!

 

[Scott7980]

My mother worked for over 20 years as a teller and is now retired. The banks she worked at were robbed 3 different times. Sunglasses, hoodies, and hats, make tellers very nervous. I see people all the time going into banks wearing them. Be nice and take them off

 

[MachineHead]

He just needed some cash to turn his life around....

I'll never forget this quote from another recent story:

“You have to understand, you have to look at it from a child's point of view that was raised in the hood. How he gonna get his money to have clothes to go to school?"

 

[RHJJ]

My mother worked for over 20 years as a teller and is now retired. The banks she worked at were robbed 3 different times. Sunglasses, hoodies, and hats, make tellers very nervous. I see people all the time going into banks wearing them. Be nice and take them off

What happened to the the thick plexiglass?

 

[Asaltweapon]

My mother worked for over 20 years as a teller and is now retired. The banks she worked at were robbed 3 different times. Sunglasses, hoodies, and hats, make tellers very nervous. I see people all the time going into banks wearing them. Be nice and take them off

My wife won't wait on you dressed like that.

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Somebody's gonna have a boatload of heroin tonight!!

Maybe they get a good boot of it and that's the last time they rob anyone.

 

[RHJJ]

My wife won't wait on you dressed like that.

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Hopefully they get a good boot of it and that's the last time they rob anyone.

fify

 

[Jason Flare]

Maybe it was the kid from the Boston heroin thread.

 

[fencer]

Maybe it was the kid from the Boston heroin thread.

He looked..... taller

 

[Jason Flare]

He looked..... taller

At a minimum he was wearing lifts. As a disguise.

 

[greencobra]

A person of the "Black persuasion"

a thug running around with a little knit cap on, that didn't set off anyones thug alarm in lakeville?

 

[Goliathan]

a thug running around with a little knit cap on, that didn't set off anyones thug alarm in lakeville?

No, see, that would be racial profiling. They have to equally suspect the 94 year old grandma who was depositing her social security check.

 

[lowbuckbob]

Aspiring rapper

 

[71montess]

A person of the "Black persuasion"

They got blacks in Lakeville ?

 

[MAGA99]

Maybe they get a good boot of it and that's the last time they rob anyone.

If only we could be so lucky. My guess is, unfortunately, this thug will be a leach on the system for many years to come.

 

[noxin]

My mother worked for over 20 years as a teller and is now retired. The banks she worked at were robbed 3 different times. Sunglasses, hoodies, and hats, make tellers very nervous. I see people all the time going into banks wearing them. Be nice and take them off

Your firearm makes me nervous, be nice, take it off and leave it at home

 

[jkelly1229]

My mother worked for over 20 years as a teller and is now retired. The banks she worked at were robbed 3 different times. Sunglasses, hoodies, and hats, make tellers very nervous. I see people all the time going into banks wearing them. Be nice and take them off

I literally always wear shades if the sun is up and constantly forget to take them off when I go to banks lol. Once I do tho it's a noticeable sigh of relief on the teller

 

[Navy Moose]

What happened to the the thick plexiglass?

I worked for a bank for a year. Most of our branches that I visited did not have this glass...

 

[drgrant]

What happened to the the thick plexiglass?

Banks probably too cheap to install it, given that 99 out of 100 robberies don't even involve weapons. Most of these thieves do stupid things that get them caught pretty quickly, then the feds put them in the clink for a good amount of time.

 

[Snora]

What happened to the the thick plexiglass?

I can't remember the last bank I've been to that has the plexiglas. The robber just demands cash and threatens to shoot the customers instead of the bank teller.

 

[fencer]

The robber just demands cash and threatens to shoot the customers instead of the bank teller.

Like the teller at a Bank of America would care if a robber shot everyone in the lobby.

 

[Snora]

Like the teller at a Bank of America would care if a robber shot everyone in the lobby.

Like the teller at Bank of America cares if someone steals BoA's money.

 

[slipknot]

Makes me glad I use the drive up most of the time there. Next time I go inside, I should be carrying or at least have pepper spray to have some kind of defense. This bank is my branch I use all the time, glad I was not in there. They have thick plexi.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Banks probably too cheap to install it, given that 99 out of 100 robberies don't even involve weapons. Most of these thieves do stupid things that get them caught pretty quickly, then the feds put them in the clink for a good amount of time.

Not always true. I raised this question with the president of my CU and their reasoning is that they are customer friendly (they are) and don't believe that making it look like a prison accomplishes that.

And BTW, my CU KNOWS their customers. I always walk in there with a hat on and my glasses auto-tint with sunlight (so they are so dark when I enter that I have difficulty seeing) and all I get is a wave from the manager and a smile from the tellers. Yes, they have the sign about removing hats/hoodies/sunglasses . . . it's not a big deal for their regular customers.

 

[Hetzer]

I always wear a hat, so taking it off would be like putting on a disguise.