Police Seek Hamden Bank Robber

Police are looking for the man who robbed a First Niagara Bank in Hamden and threatened the teller with a gun Friday morning.

According to police, the suspect entered the bank at 1248 Dixwell Avenue around 11:30 a.m. Friday. He passed the teller a note demanding money and implying he had a gun.

The robber got away with an undisclosed amount of money and ran from the bank toward Circular Avenue, where he may have gotten into an older-model Jeep Cherokee, according to police.

Police said the suspect is a thin man between 20 and 30 years old who stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing a dark-colored North Face coat with a black hooded sweatshirt underneath and a light blue "Monarchs" baseball cap.

Anyone with information on the robbery is urged to call Hamden police Det. Donald Remillard at 203-230-4040.

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