Third, fourth Burlington area banks robbed yesterday
The suspect in two recent Burlington bank robberies tried to remove the window screens from a New North End home last week, police say.
Also, South Burlington police report that the East Rise Credit Union on Shelburne Road was robbed at about 5 PM yesterday, Tuesday, October 29, by a lone individual who claimed he possesses “an incendiary device,” WCAX reports. And Winooski police say the TD Bank was robbed Tuesday at about 4:15 PM when a lone individual presented a note to the teller and left with cash, WCAX said. It is not clear whether this robbery is connected to the two Burlington robberies.
James Plunkett, 39, of Burlington has a lengthy catch-and-release, failure to appear, and conviction record, as provided by Burlington police. He allegedly added to that list by attempting to rob the M&T Bank on Pine Street Saturday, October 26 (claiming he had a bomb), and the Key Bank on Bank St. Monday, October 28.
Now police say that on October 24, a resident in the New North End discovered a person had removed the window screens from all the windows of their home. Fortunately, the resident had locked those windows that very day, and was able to avoid the suspect breaking into their home while their family was sleeping, police say.
“Given Plunkett’s continued brazen and dangerous crimes, the Burlington Police Department is urgently asking the public for assistance in locating Plunkett as soon as possible,” police spokesperson Sarah Timm said Tuesday, October 29.
Anyone with information about this incident or has information regarding Plunkett’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department at (802) 658-2704.