Police make swift arrest in relation to Hamilton bank robbery

Source: New Zealand Police –

Headline: Police make swift arrest in relation to Hamilton bank robbery


Location:

Waikato

To be attributed to Detective Sergeant Scott Neilson, Hamilton CIB.

Police have arrested a 28 year old man in connection with a bank robbery in Hamilton.

Police were called to the ASB Bank at the Base Shopping Centre around 12:25pm yesterday, 15 March, to reports that a man had presented a note to counter staff and made threats before making off with an amount of cash and fleeing the scene in a vehicle. 

The man was arrested overnight and charged with aggravated robbery. He is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court today.