One Month Later, Police Still Searching for Bank Robber

It's been a little over a month since police were called to People's United Bank on Route 101A for a bank robbery in which a man showed the teller what he said was an explosive device and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Merrimack Police Lt. Denise Roy said Wednesday police have no new leads in the case, but they are confident someone out there knows the man who was caught in the surveillance footage.

"We're left wondering, either he's not from around here or has a face you see every day that no one associates with a bank robber," Roy said. 

Merrimack Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been investigating the mid-morning bank robbery since June 14.

Police responded to People's United Bank in Pennichuck Square just before 10:30 a.m. for the call of a lone male bank robber who was possibly armed with a small bomb. Police said he gave the teller a note demanding money and was in and out of the bank "within minutes" fleeing on foot toward the back of the bank where it is believed he had parked or had a car waiting for him.

The bank is at the intersection of Continental Boulevard and Route 101A.

Police describe the heavy-set male as approximately 5'9", around 300 pound and between the ages of 55 and 65. He was last seen wearing a gray suit, white Oxford dress shirt, multi-colored tie, eye glasses and a black tam golf hat worn backwards.

Police are warning the public not to approach the man as he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone who may know who the man is, pictured above, is asked to contact the Merrimack Police Department at (603) 424-3774, or to remain anonymous call Merrimack Crimeline at (603) 424-2424. To send in an anonymous tip online, log onto theMerrimack Police Department’s website, and use “Web tips” to report information.

Anyone who encounters this individual should not make contact, and instead call 911 immediately.