STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF STATE POLICE

PRESS RELEASE

DATE OF RELEASE:    October 19, 2009      

INCIDENT:   Armed Robbery and Car Jacking                       

CASE #:  09B103410

STATION:  St. Johnsbury Barracks                           

DATE OF INCIDENT:  October 19, 2009 @ approximately 0125 hours       

LOCATION:   Community National Bank, 1033 Broad Street, Lyndon, VT                    

VICTIM: 19 year old female
 
ACCUSED:  Two male assailants – ID is unknown at this time                      
 
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT

On 10-19-09 at approximately 0125 hours, an armed robbery and carjacking occurred at the Community National Bank in Lyndon, VT.  As a female attempted to make a nightly deposit at the bank, two male suspects, wearing dark-colored 'hoodies', jeans, and black handkerchiefs over their faces robbed the female at gunpoint and also stole her vehicle.  The vehicle was later located abandoned off of a side street in Lyndon and has since been recovered by the State Police.

Anyone who may have witnessed the event or saw any suspicious activity in that area during the time of the robbery is asked to contact the Vermont State Police St. Johnsbury Barracks immediately at 802-748-3111 or call the North East Crime Stoppers at 802-748-2222.