Attempted Bloomfield Robbery Could Be Connected to Pine Brook

Authorities are looking into a possible connection between an attempted bank robbery in Bloomfield and the August 2 robbery at the Pine Brook Bank of America.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Bandit Track Northeast website, the description of the suspect at the attempted robbery on Aug. 9 matches that of the individual involved the Pine Brook robbery. Both suspects are described as white male, 5'10", wearing a black stocking mask, carrying a black revolver and white plastic bag.

According to the website, the suspect entered the PNC bank in Bloomfield demanding cash before fleeing the location on foot, without receiving any money.  In the Pine Brook robbery, the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. In both instances, the subject was observed armed with a black pistol.

Authorites suspect a connection between the individual at the Bloomfield attempt and robberies in Pine Brook, West Orange, Woodbridge, Boonton, Whitehouse Station and Paramus. This attempt marks the seventh bank robbing incident in the area that police think this individual may be attached to.

In addition the Morris County Prosecutor's Office urges anyone who may have been in the area of the Pine Brook bank and witnessed anything suspicious, or anyone who has other information, to contact the Montville Township Police Department at 973-257-4300, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at 973-285-6200, the Morris County Sheriff's Office Crime Stopper Program at 973-COPCALL, or the FBI at 973-792-3020.

The Morris County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit, the Montville Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Section and the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to the Pine Brook robbery, according to a recent brief statement from Capt. Jeffrey S. Paul, chief spokesman for Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi.