Reading bank robber shows face for security camera

(Reading Police Department)

By Kate Augusto, Globe Correspondent

Reading police today are searching for a brazen robber who walked into the branch of Sovereign Bank without a mask and demanded that a teller hand over large bills.

The robbery occurred Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. at the bank on Main Street, police said. The suspect, who handed the teller a note, claimed he was armed but did not show a weapon. He fled in a 1987 Chevy Monte Carlo, which was recovered 20 minutes later at Harrow's Restaurant.

The man appeared to be in his late 30s to mid 40s and was about 6 feet tall and clean shaven. He was wearing a blue Red Sox hat, small framed glasses, blue jeans, and a blue zip-up sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Reading police at 781-942-6767.

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