Police have arrested a man who held up a West Haven credit union at gunpoint and stole cash, police said.
Roosevelt Strong, 24, of New Haven, is facing robbery charges.
West Haven police responded to The New Alliance Credit Union at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at 502 Main Street after a hold up alarm was activated.
Employees told police a man wielding a handgun demanded money and took off with cash in a yellow shopping bag.
Police put out a notification with a description of the man to area law enforcement and police found a man fitting the suspect's description walking on Sawmill Road.
Officers stopped the man and found the yellow bag of stolen cash on him.
Credit union employees identified the man as the robbery suspect and he confessed to the crime.
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Police charged Strong with robbery and larceny.
He was held in lieu of posting his bond.
