A man has been arrested in connection to a bank robbery in Bridgeport on Thursday afternoon.
Dispatchers received a panic alarm from the TD Bank on Lafayette Boulevard around 4:20 p.m. and later learned there had been an armed robbery at the bank.
Officers responded to the bank, obtained a description of the suspect and let other police know he might be on foot around Highland Avenue and Washington Avenue.
Police in the area found a man matching the description at the Greene Homes apartments on Highland Avenue. When confronted, the 28-year-old man from Bridgeport complied and sat on the ground.
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According to police, the man had thrown a black item under a nearby car. It was later determined to be a facsimile firearm that looked like a Beretta model 92 pistol.
Authorities said $1,350 was found in the man's backpack. It was documented on video, counted with the bank manager and returned to the bank.
In the booking area, police said a paper note was located on the man's person. The man reportedly attempted to destroy the note and claimed it was a personal love letter. The note allegedly matched witness statements about a note shown during the robbery.
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The man is being charged with robbery, facsimile firearm, threatening, interfering with an officer and destruction/tampering of evidence. His bond is set at $100,000.
