Police seek robber of a Harvard Square bank
A robbery was reported at 1:06 p.m. Wednesday by a Brattle Square bank in which a note “requesting” money was passed to a teller and no weapons were seen, police said. The robber was described as a black man approximately 5-foot-10 and wearing a black jacket and dark pants. The intersection around the Brattle Street, Harvard Square plaza includes a Citizens Bank and an Eastern Bank.
Evidence from the robbery was recovered on nearby University Road, suggesting the robber walked west up Mount Auburn Street before turning down University Road across from a U.S. Postal Service branch.
Officers continue to search the area and want to talk with anyone who may have information about the crime, said Jeremy Warnick, director of communications and media relations for the police. The FBI’s Bank Robbery Task Force and Massachusetts State Police are helping with the investigation.
The community can call (617) 349-3300 or text anonymous tips to 847411 with any information. Begin your text with TIP650 and type your message.
I really don’t understand why, with the advances in camera technology, bank photos are still so poor. My cheap $15 cam takes crystal-clear 1080p color video and holds the video for 24 hours.
More importantly, why don’t we have CCTV cameras on the streets. Is Cambridge waiting for a terrible accident to happen before it puts them up. If London and other cities can do it, why not Cambridge?
As far as the issue of privacy… any time you’re on a cell phone, or on any social media, you essentially have no privacy.