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Suspect in Westbrook bank robbery arrested in New Hampshire
Thursday evening, Westbrook police announced that the suspect, identified as 61-year-old Jean Gendron of Smyrna, South Carolina, had been taken into custody. He was arrested just before 5 p.m. as he stepped off a bus in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
South Carolina man arrested in New Hampshire in connection with bank robbery in Maine
A South Carolina man is in custody in connection with a bank robbery in Maine.Police said the suspect was arrested after getting off a bus in Londonderry, New Hampshire.Sign up for our NewslettersOfficials released a video Thursday following the robbery in Westbrook,
South Carolina man accused of robbing Chase Bank in Westbrook
WESTBROOK (WGME) -- Police say they've caught the man responsible for Thursday's bank robbery in Westbrook. Police say they are searching for a man who robbed the Chase Bank in Westbrook on Thursday morning. (Westbrook Police Department) Officials identify the suspect as 61-year-old Jean Gendron from South Carolina.
South Carolina man escapes Maine bank heist on coach bus, police say
Jean Gendron, 61, of Smyrna, S.C., was arrested six hours after the heist when he disembarked a Concord Coach Lines bus in Londonderry, police said. He is expected to be extradited to Maine to face robbery charges.
Man wanted for Maine bank robbery arrested in New Hampshire, police say
The suspect, who is from the Carolinas, was taken into custody after getting off a bus in Londonderry nearly six hours after the robbery happened in Westbrook, according to authorities.
Police seek suspect after third bank robbery in Southern Maine in less than a week
Anyone with information is asked to call Westbrook Police at (207) 854-0644 or leave an anonymous tip by calling (207) 591-8117. It’s not clear if Thursday’s robbery is linked to robberies that took place over the last week at a Kennebec Savings Bank and a Bangor Savings Bank, both in Portland.
Arrest made in one of three Portland-area bank robberies
Gendron, of Smyrna, South Carolina, was arrested 6 hours after the theft, getting off a bus in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Bank robbery suspect arrested in Londonderry after bus ride from Maine
A bank robbery suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after arriving in town on a bus from Maine. The Londonderry Police Department received information from the Westbrook Maine Police Department at approximately 3:15 p.
South Carolina man with criminal past arrested for Westbrook bank robbery
A South Carolina man with a long criminal history has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Westbrook.
Getaway bus? Police say man robbed bank in Maine, boarded a bus and was arrested 100 miles away in NH
Police say a man robbed a bank in Maine, then hopped on a bus and was ultimately arrested when he disembarked from the vehicle later that same day about 100 miles away in New Hampshire. Westbrook, Maine,
Robbery reported at Kennebec Savings Bank in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) -- An investigation is underway after a robbery at a Kennebec Savings Bank in Portland. Kennebec Savings Bank ...
Portland police searching for Bangor Savings Bank robbery suspect
An unidentified man robbed the Bangor Savings Bank on Portland's Brighton Avenue on Saturday morning before escaping into the ...