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Malden Center Citizens Bank Robbed Friday

Police are looking for a white male in a grey or silver sweatshirt, according to unconfirmed scanner reports.

By Chris Caesar
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December 22, 2012

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The Citizens Bank at 399 Main St. was reportedly robbed around 4:30 p.m. Friday, Malden Lt. Det. Marc Gatcomb confirmed.

The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 30 years of age, 5'8", in a black baseball hat. He reportedly passed a note to a teller.

Anyone with more information is encouraged to call the Malden Detectives Unit at 781-397-7181.

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robin cushman

5:08 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

I was about to head there around 4 and changed my mind..phew.. this towns getting to crazy for me...

Chris Caesar

5:11 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Wow Robin. Close call. That would've been frightening.

david mokal

5:17 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

UT OH Here we go again !

troia

5:19 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Crazy, especially with the police station nearby.. Thank god nobody was injured !

Greg

5:24 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

The police station is not that close to there.

Max Payne

7:21 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

1/4 of a mile is close.......

candi19812

7:31 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Too many robberies in malden...and every suspect gets away!!! Makes u wonder!!!!

Not really. The city doesn't even have a camera in that area to see if there were a vehicle involved. I wouldn't mind, but it's in the middle of Malden Square, at one of the busiest intersections in the city. Near a drug store, bank, and the Cheverus School, among all the other business there.

LI

9:45 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012

Citizens Bank again ?

Chris Caesar

8:38 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

Different branch, but yes.

DannyBoy

12:05 am on Saturday, December 22, 2012

Maybe they should consider having at least two "Beat Cops" in Malden Square, to cover such a big area, and expand their hours of service from the current 10AM-6PM timeframe on weekdays, to include weekends too.

Phil Packer

6:06 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012

They should hire some cops then. We have a lot less cops than we used to because of some former spin doctors.

Mike G.

12:51 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012

So, funny story. I was at the Exchange St. Bistro a couple of nights ago, and as I'm walking down Exchange St., I saw a patrol supervisor in his vehicle sitting at the Eastern Bank. So a couple of hours later, walking back the other way -- officer is still sitting there..... reading the paper.

Now, I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job, but....

jirkyrick

9:02 am on Monday, December 24, 2012

Whenver I go through Melrose Center there is always an officer on foot walking around on Main Street., it's usually the same Sargent all the time. He must know all the store owners on his beat really well. I never see an officer walking in Maplewood or Malden square

paul surette

9:39 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012

Well, Mike....I can top that one....back in 2006, I was walking thru Forestdale Cemetary with my dog, and I saw one of Malden's Police's supervisor sitting in his car . That was around 3:00PM. I walked thru that same area in the back around 3 hours later, and that SAME supervisor was sitting in that same car, in the area near the path to Pink Banks. I'm sure everyone else is familiar with it. The second go around, Mr Supervisor approached me to 'inform' me that I can't walk my dog thru the cemetary. I quipped back "isn't loitering also not allowed?" He asked me what I meant. So I informed him I saw HIM loitering three hours before. He then said "you have a good evening, sir!" and drove off :)

Jerry

10:06 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Mike G and Paul were either of you the victim of a crime when the police were there? What was it you guys did for work?

Diana

11:36 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

It's entirely possible that someone, somewhere was, and what anyone else does for a living is irrelevant. There's simply no reason for a cruiser to sit in one spot for hours. They're cars. Drive them around. It's what they're for.