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5th bank hit by suspected robber was located a block from the Burlington Police Station
Police say a Burlington man suspected of four recent bank robberies robbed a bank yesterday afternoon, October 31. The bank is located a block away from the Burlington Police Department station. He fled on a bicycle and is still at large.
At about 3:50 PM, the Burlington Police Dispatch Center received a panic alarm from Opportunities Credit Union on North Avenue, BPD said.
Officers arrived on scene within a minute of receiving the alarm to learn the bank was robbed and the suspect, James Plunkett, 39, took off east on North Street with an unknown amount of cash. Plunkett is a suspect in four other bank robberies over the last 10 days.
The Burlington Police is asking anyone with surveillance camera footage near the bank on North St to contact Det. Cpl. Beal. Plunkett left with an unknown amount of cash. This is an active investigation and anyone with information is asked to call the Burlington Police Department at (802) 658-2704.
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Categories: Crime
No worries. Justice is served.
Sarah George has already had the charges dropped.
Amazing award winning police work there! WOW!
Banks would probably not do it themselves, out of fear of liability and violating fire codes but maybe federal law should require a sleepy gas or pepper spray system installed in the entry vestibule. Most banks have a double set of doors to enter. When some low-tech slimeball bank robber exits, both doors should lock shut and gas be sprayed into the space. The glass should be 1/2″ lexan/bulletproof so an armed robber cannot fire through it, and a fake bomb certainly wont shatter it. Then a law should be passed that makes it a maximum fine of $10 for bystanders to beat the snot out of them, maybe with a reasonable time limit.
One thousand dollar bounty on the problem and problem will be. gone in twenty four hours.