Wallingford Bank Robbed for 2nd Time in 2 Months

Wallingford police are investigating after a bank on Main Street was robbed this morning and say the suspect could be a repeat offender.

According to police, a man wearing a hood and surgical mask walked into the First Niagara bank at 316 Main Street in Wallingford just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. The robber cleaned out three cash register drawers and made off with an unknown amount of money. Police said he was last seen running south on Main Street.

The bank was also robbed Oct. 17 and a $2,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest. Surveillance footage shows that the suspects appear to be one and the same.

The robber is described as a tall black man standing between 6 feet and 6 feet 4 inches tall. Police said he was wearing a hospital mask and gray sweatshirt with the hood pulled tight around his head. He did not display a weapon and no one was injured.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Wallingford police at 203-294-2805.

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