Police seek public’s help to locate disguised Concord bank robber

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning.

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning.

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning.

Multiple Concord police officers were seen outside the Bank of America on Storrs Street Wednesday morning. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff

Suspect in Bank of New Hampshire robbery

Suspect in Bank of New Hampshire robbery Courtesy Concord Police—

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Monitor staff

Published: 11-20-2024 10:43 AM

Modified: 11-20-2024 7:30 PM


Police are searching for a man who robbed the Bank of America on Storrs Street downtown around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The robber is described as a white male roughly five-foot, seven- or eight-inches tall who was wearing tan pants and a hooded tan zip-up sweatshirt. His face and hands were obscured by a black ski mask, black gloves and ski goggles.

Witnesses reported that the man entered the bank and demanded money from an employee. He presented no weapon and left on foot with the cash, Concord police said.

Police didn’t disclose how many staff were in the bank or whether there were any patrons inside at the time of the robbery, but at least one person entering the bank witnessed the incident.

Concord police officers and yellow crime scene tape surrounded the Bank of America at the Capital Shopping Center throughout the morning, and police left the scene in the early afternoon.

As a result, five Concord schools were placed in a secure campus order Wednesday at 9:40 a.m., as recommended by city police, and lifted just before 11 a.m., district officials said.

Concord High School, including the Concord Regional Technical Center, as well as Rundlett Middle School and Abbot-Downing and Christa McAuliffe Elementary schools began a secure campus status, where no one is allowed in or out of school buildings, according to district Superintendent Kathleen Murphy.

The private Shaker Road School also closed its campus “out of an abundance of caution,” school officials said.

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There is no current threat to the community, Concord Police said, and they are asking for the public’s help in identifying the subject. Those with information can contact Detective Lieutenant Thomas Yerkes at 603-225-8600.

Catherine McLaughlin can be reached at cmclaughlin@cmonitor.com