Crime & Safety

Suspect Sought in Eastern Bank Robbery

The following info was supplied by the Braintree Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A tall, white male wearing dark clothing robbed the Eastern Bank in Braintree Tuesday morning.

The suspect walked into the bank in the Landing at 9:10 a.m. and demanded money, but did not show a weapon, Deputy Chief Russell Jenkins said in a statement.

No one was injured during the incident. He also did not show a note.

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A bank teller gave the man an unnamed amount of money and he fled in the direction of 7-Eleven.

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