'Mrs. Doubtfire' robs Somerset bank

(Somerset Police photo)

After sighing and seeming impatient while waiting in line, the robber stepped to the teller window to demand money.

By Globe Staff

He looked like a younger version of Mrs. Doubtfire. That's how Somerset Police Chief Joseph Ferreira describes the man who earlier this week tried the unusual tactic of dressing up as a woman to rob a bank.

The robber walked into the Citizens Union Bank located on a plaza on Route 6 in Somerset at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was wearing a long, tan trenchcoat with a belt, a skullcap with a multi-colored kerchief, and a large amount of facial makeup, Ferreira said.

The over-the-top disguise reminded him of the 1993 movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" in which Robin Williams played a divorced dad who disguised himself as a housekeeper so he could get closer to his kid.

The robber told a teller he had a gun and would use it unless the teller gave him some money. The teller gave him a small amount, and the robber ran to the getaway car, a dark-colored convertible driven by a young woman wearing sunglasses with a brown pony tail.

Police are doing a thorough investigation, Ferreira said.

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