A group of masked robbers burst into a Cromwell bank and robbed it Wednesday morning.
Police responded to the Citizens Bank at 61 Shunpike Road just before 10:30 a.m. According to police, 3 to 5 people wearing masks and dressed in black from head to toe entered the bank, jumped the counters and ordered the tellers to hand over money. No weapons were shown, according to authorities.
"We are just lucky we didn't have a patient walking in and out," said Kim Zajac, who works next door at Hartford Orthotics. She says foot traffic was slower than usual Wednesday morning because of the snow fall. "It's scary you work right next door to the place," Zajac added.
The robbers left in a Nissan Altima that was reported stolen from New Britain Ave in Hartford. The car was recovered a short time later at the Cromwell Hills Condo Complex, police said.
"We didn't think anything of it. We thought it was just running at first," said George Vartanov. He and his father noticed the abandoned Nissan sitting along the side of the road. They saw money scattered nearby and called police.
"I didn't think it could happen here in Cromwell," Vartanov said.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Photo Credit: Cromwell Police