Reward Offered for Information in Manchester Bank Robbery

A man with a gun robbed a Webster Bank in Manchester on Monday morning and a $2,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to a conviction in the case.

Police said a 6-foot-tall man wearing a gray hoodie and New York Yankees baseball hat robbed the Webster Bank at 1041 Main St. around 9:30 a.m. on Monday.

He fled the bank with the money and no one was injured during the robbery. The man remains on the loose and the Connecticut Banker's Association is offering a $2,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the robber.

Police are looking into whether this case is connected to two armed gas station robberies on Sunday.

The Mobil gas station, at 427 Hartford Road, was robbed around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. A man with a knife, dressed all in black, went into the store, demanded money and cigarettes and left the store after getting what he was looking for. He was described as thin and around 5-feet-10.

The second robbery was at the BP Mart at 886 Hartford Road around 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The report police received said a man carrying a knife and wearing a black hoodie
, blue jeans, black shoes and a Wal-Mart bag over his head, jumped over the counter around 4 p.m. and grabbed cash before fleeing the store.

The robber is around 5-feet-6, weighs about 150 pounds and speaks with a slight Spanish accent, police said.

Anyone with information on any of the cases is asked to call Manchester Police at (860) 645-5510. All calls can remain anonymous.

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