Hartford police have a arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with multiple robberies, one of which resulted in a 75-year-old man being tied and bound.
According to police, Ryan Bailey, of Hartford, is accused of robbing the Sovereign/Santander Bank in at 115 Asylum Avenue in downtown Hartford and attempting to rob the Dunkin Donuts at 485 Main Street in Hartford, both of which occurred Oct. 25.
Police said the bank robbery happened around 2 p.m. and that Bailey reportedly threatened the teller with a gun. He walked away with $5,200 and fled on Asylum Street, according to police.
Bailey is also charged in the Nov. 5 robbery of the Maple Laundromat & Dry Cleaners at 901 Maple Avenue, during which the 75-year-old owner was tied up in the bathroom, threatened at knife-point and robbed. Police said a customer freed the owner after hearing his cries for help.
The cash register had been opened and money was missing, police said. The victim was rattled but uninjured.
Bailey is being held at the Hartford Correctional Center for a sex offender registry violation, police said.
