Suspicious package used in East Bridgewater bank robbery

(George Rizer for The Boston Globe)

By Jack Nicas and George Rizer, Globe Correspondent

EAST BRIDGEWATER -- A man used the threat of a suspicious package to rob a bank this morning in East Bridgewater.

(George Rizer for The Boston Globe)

The State Police bomb squad responded to the East Bridgewater Savings Bank at 29 Bedford St. and used a robot to inspect the package, which does to appear to have been dangerous.

The hubbub shut down the center of town as an abundance of emergency vehicles responded to the scene. Police evacuated the bank and closed nearby roads, including the three-way intersection of Bedford and Central streets and Maple Avenue.