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Mansfield Bank Robbery

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Bank Robbers in Mansfield Still at Large

Whereabouts and identities of robbers still unknown.

In the past two months the town of Mansfield has seen several bank robberies. Earlier in October, a black male entered the Mansfield location of Bank of America and handed the teller a note demanding money. He has yet to be captured or identified according to Massmostwanted.com The most recent robbery occurred at the Sharon Credit Union and involved an armed robber and a getaway driver, both still unidentified. The robber in this instance wore a ski mask, gloves and took great care to hide his identity. In initial reports, the suspect’s ethnicity was incorrectly reported. Mansfield Police Lieutenant Samuel Thompson said the suspect in the first robbery didn’t take any care to hide his identity, instead wearing a New York Yankees cap to …

Thursday, December 6, 2012

UPDATE: Bank Robbery Reported at Mansfield Sharon Credit Union

Mansfield Sharon Credit Union reportedly robbed today.

Update: 11:45 a.m.: At 9:39 a.m. Thursday morning, a suspect robbed the Sharon Credit Union on 100 Forbes Blvd. in Mansfield and fled the scene. Mansfield Police Lieutenant Sam Thompson said that the suspect was a black male, wearing a black ski mask, a dark hoodie, blue jeans and white sneakers. He said after taking a currently unknown amount of money from the bank, the suspect ran behind the building through the woods to a vehicle already waiting on Walnut Street. The vehicle was described as a new-model gray or green Dodge Charger or Dodge Avenger. He said that the police then canvassed the entire area, including the business park, the hotels and restaurants but didn't find the suspect vehicle. Thompson said that Mansfield Detective …

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