Crime & Safety

FBI Offers Reward in Citizens Bank Robbery Case

Agency offers $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in Thursdays robbery and manhunt.

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a man suspected of near the Melrose line on Dec. 16. The man is a suspect in two other robberies, in Lynnfield and Reading.

The Massachusetts Bankers Association is offering an additional $2,000 reward, making the total amount available $12,000 for information that directly leads to an arrest. 

A press release issued by the bureau and circulated by Malden Police show two new surveillance photos, offering different views of the man exiting the bank on Thursday. Police say after these photos were taken, and the man realized he was trapped, he stood back and fired five rounds into the door.

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