EAST GREENWICH,R.I. -- Police are investigating a bank robbery Friday afternoon at the Coastway Community Bank, 5750 Post Road.
East Greenwich Police Department photo
A man entered the bank around1:30 p.m., informed a teller that he had a weapon and ran off with an undisclosed amount of money, Detective Jon Chirnside said.
Police described the man as thin, about 30 years old and about five and a half feet tall. He had a light-colored goatee and wore a white long-sleeved thermal-style shirt and light blue jeans. He also wore sunglasses and a black Nike baseball cap with the logo on the front, and carried a "messenger style" bag over one shoulder.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident or the identity of the suspect is asked to call East Greenwich Police at (401) 884-2244 or email TIPS@EASTGREENWICHRI.COM.
An earlier version of this report was posted at 2:56 p.m.