FBI Searching For Massachusetts Robber Dressed As Fireman

May 4, 2006
He claimed to have a gun and demanded cash

The FBI is on the hunt for a bank robber who carried out his crime behind a fireman's costume.

Bank surveilance pictures from the Bank of America at 710 Washington Ave. early Wednesday show the thief walked in about 10 a.m. dressed as a firefighter.

He claimed to have a gun and demanded cash. The suspect is described as a 5 feet 6 inches, a white male, 165 lbs., in his 30s, with a mustache

He got away before police arrived and later ditched his costume in a bathroom at Tufts Medical Center.

Anyone with information about this Armed Robbery are urged to contact District Detectives at 617-343-4240 or the Crime Stoppers Tip line at 1-800-494-TIPS.

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