State police arrested a bank robbery suspect in Tolland on Wednesday who had a 3-year-old in the car with him at the time.
Joseph Cormier, 31, of Stafford, was driving westbound on Interstate 84 in Tolland when a detective in the Eastern District Major Crime Squad and state troopers stopped his car. It matched the description of a vehicle connected to the robbery of First Niagara Bank at 11 Phelps Way in Willington, state police said.
State police located the car after responding to a 911 call from the bank about an active robbery and searching the area. A 3-year-old child was in the car with Cormier when he was apprehended, state police said.
Troopers seized evidence tied to the robber and recovered "a large amount" of cash.
Cormier was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree larceny and risk of injury and held in custody on a $100,000 cash/surety bond.
He is scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Friday at Nov. 28 at 9:30 a.m.
