Police have arrested the suspect in a Rhode Island bank robbery who was found hiding out in a Groton motel.
Lawrence M. Sullivan, 36, has been charged as a fugitive from justice. He’s accused of robbing the Washington Trust Bank in Westerly, Rhode Island, on Monday, then heading to Connecticut.
Groton police said authorities in Westerly contacted them Tuesday for help in tracking him down.
Police from Groton Town, Groton City, Westerly and Ledyard, along with Connecticut State Police, searched the Super 8 Motel on Route 12 in Groton around 4 p.m. Tuesday. They set up a perimeter and brought in K-9s.
Sullivan was taken into custody after a four-hour search, according to police.
He was charged as a fugitive from justice and held at Groton Town police headquarters in lieu of $500,000 bond.
Sullivan will face a judge in court tomorrow.
