STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
ST. ALBANS FIELD STATION
** PRESS RELEASE **
DATE OF RELEASE: October 27, 2009
INCIDENT: Armed Bank Robbery
CASE #: 09A204967 – Vermont State Police
09SW01126 – Swanton Police Department
DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: October 27, 2009 @ approximately 1039 hours
LOCATION: Chittenden Bank located at 15 Canada Street in Swanton Village
ACCUSED: Unknown at this time
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:
At approximately 1039 hours, the Swanton Police Department and the Vermont State Police received a report of an armed robbery that occurred at the Chittenden Bank on Canada Street in Swanton Village. A lone male entered the bank, brandished a knife and demanded cash. The male left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. The male is described as follows:
· White male
· Age – 20’s
· Height approximately 5’8
· Slender build
· Brown hooded sweatshirt with a unique skull design on the front (see attached photos)
· White baseball cap under the hoodie
· Red scarf covering part of his face
· Brown pants
· Carried a Hannaford’s grocery bag
There were no reported injuries and there were no customers in the bank at the time of the robbery.
Anyone who may have witnessed the event, seen any suspicious activity, vehicles or persons in or around the area of the robbery is asked to call the Vermont State Police St. Albans Barracks at 802-524-5993 or the Swanton Police Department at 802-868-4100.
