Update at 3:30 p.m. --
Bristol Police press release:
INCIDENT: ARMED ROBBERY
LOCATION: WEBSTER BANK, 150 MAIN ST., BRISTOL, CT.
DATE: 06/02/09
TIME: 1048 HRS.
On the above date, at the above time, Officers were detailed to an armed robbery at the above location. A handgun was displayed in the robbery. Suspect/suspects fled the bank on foot traveling south on Main St and Riverside Ave, running across a walk way over the river at TINTY’S FUNITURE. Witnesses saw the Suspect/ suspects enter a white van in the parking lot of Tinty’s, located on Memorial Blvd. The suspect vehicle left the parking and was last seen traveling north on Main St.
Officers converged on the area and the vehicle was intercepted traveling in an easterly direction on Farmington Ave. Surrounding towns were notified and the pursuit entered Farmington where Bristol was joined by Farmington Officers. While in Farmington the Officers started to take gunfire from the suspect vehicle. At some point the suspect/suspects abandon the vehicle in the area of the SUSAN PORTER SCHOOL and a foot pursuit ensued between the suspects and Officers of Bristol, Farmington, and surrounding towns. Farmington P.D., Bristol, Wethersfield, Berlin, New Britain, the State Police, East Hartford, and Other Departments came to the aid with equipment and dogs. TROOPPER ONE HELICOPTER was also dispatched to the area for aerial surveillance One suspect was apprehended following a home invasion in Farmington. At this time there is no information on that person.
At this time, 13:20 hrs. Officers are still conducting a search in Farmington for a possible second suspect in the incident. At this time there are no reported injuries in the incident.
An undetermined amount of cash was stolen in the robbery.
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Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
Suddenly, those donut eating, cell phone chatting policemen (and women) who put themselves on the line for us don't seem quite so bad now, huh guys?
ReplyDeleteMust have help from the boy scouts.
ReplyDeleteThe truth comes out farmington police solved the case not bristols finest they were circling the west end checking out the new blonde patrol officer.
ReplyDelete12:46 what line are you talking about not in bristol this isnt waterbury or hartford. Give us a break.
ReplyDelete4:08, I don't know about you, but the first thing I want to do when I hear that the bank has been robbed by armed thugs is run the other way. Anyone who goes after them is putting themselves on the line...give them a break!
ReplyDeleteI'd never run from the cops. Even if you could outrun a cruiser, you'll never outrun a digital microwave radio frequency.
ReplyDeleteWhich bank was it? This press release says Main St. branch near Tinty's furniture, yet the tv news says it was the Rt. 6 branch that got robbed!
ReplyDelete11:18 - so get off your butt and call the police station, tv station or go buy a newspaper to find out.
ReplyDeleteLazy? Why buy a newspaper that got the details of the story wrong? Obviously somebody in the media is wrong.
ReplyDeleteLets not argue the paper only prints what the police tell them . Bristol police trying to look good to late for that. The real story came out bp did nothing. Take a guess why bristol has mome bank roberies then any place else. Cant be good police work. The rest of the state is laughing at us.
ReplyDeleteHOW TRUE.
ReplyDeletecALL THE MAYOR WHEN YOU SEE POLICE HANGING AROUND.
ReplyDeleteWhat a butch of police hating people in Bristol! Next time you need help, call a fireman!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that so many people seem to have such a low opinion of public employees including critical ones such as the police and firemen.
ReplyDeleteOne need not look back very far, 9/11/01, to realize how many of these apparently overpaid employees freely rushed into to aid others and never made it home to their own families.
I love cops
ReplyDeleteCall the state police better results.
ReplyDeleteThe truth was in the bristol press today. eight towns of police were involved. that makes sence since bristol has never solved its own cases.we should start drug testing the police again .The steroids are making them tell stories again. THE ONLY HEROS IN BRISTOL ARE THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING OUR COUNTRY. By the way dont insult the 911 police by including the bristol police.
ReplyDeleteBristol cops in new york what a joke.
ReplyDelete"we should start drug testing the police again ."
ReplyDeleteJudging by your stupid comments, terrible spelling and total distortion of the English language, maybe the police aren't the ones we should be testing!
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