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Police nab suspect after Salem bank robbery


Published: June 25, 2009

SALEM | Police have arrested a man in connection with a robbery at Eastern Bank at 19 Congress St. this morning.

The suspect was captured on Porter Street Court shortly after the 9:23 a.m. robbery. Two men were seen being led out of a building on the narrow road, which is off Lafayette Street about a half mile from the bank. A white Dodge Intrepid was also towed away.

Police believe a taxicab was somehow involved. The suspect is being questioned at the police station.

Further details will be posted as they become available.