Another bank hit in Vermont Written By Leon Thompson Friday, October 16, 2009 Police unable to say if it ties to local cases By LEON THOMPSON Messenger Staff Writer ROCHESTER –– Following two bank robberies in Franklin County, police are now on the lookout for a pair of men they believe committed another robbery at the Randolph National Bank here early Thursday morning.     Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a Black Honda Civic with Massachusetts registration 7305ED. The vehicle reportedly was occupied by two men and was reported stolen by Springfield, Mass., police on Sunday, Oct. 11.     This morning, St. Albans City Police Chief Gary Taylor said he did not know enough about the Rochester robbery to form any links with one that occurred at the Chittenden Bank on North Main Street the morning of Oct. 5.     “I don’t have that much information on it yet,” Taylor said.     There are similarities. The robbers have the same build, although the city robber wore a black mask and gloves, while the robber in Rochester did not cover his face.     The robber in St. Albans City brandished a knife. That also was the case on Sept. 25, in Richford, when a robber matching the same description as the one in St. Albans entered the TD Bank in Richford, pulled a knife and demanded money.     The St. Albans and Richford robbers also fled on foot and left no conclusive, physical evidence behind. There have been no arrests in either case, despite early optimism from Taylor that an arrest was possibly imminent in the Chittenden Bank crime.     Vermont State Police responded to Randolph National Bank at 9:36 a.m. yesterday, just after the robbery occurred. Officers said a lone male entered the bank and demanded cash – without brandishing a weapon. The teller complied.     The man left the bank and fled on foot, heading north on Route 100. Moments later, he was seen in the passenger’s back seat of the black Civic, which was headed south on Route 100.     There were no injuries and no customers inside the bank when the robbery occurred.     The robber was a white male in his late thirties or early forties, approximately 5’6”-5’8”, with a stocky build and shoulder length, blond hair. He had no facial hair and wore sunglasses, a black winter cap with a visor, baggy blue jeans, a black jacket, and sneakers.     Police said there were reports that the suspect was seen entering the Honda. The driver is described as a white male, about 5’5”, 140 pounds, with black hair, a black beard, and a dark sweatshirt.

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