At 3:58 p.m., on Monday, March 23, officers responded to Bank of America at 125 E. Main St. after Jason Perlett, entered the bank branch, handed the teller a note demanding money, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Denville Township Police Chief Scott Welsch, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said.
No weapon was displayed, authorities said. Perlett exited the bank with $6,000, entered a vehicle and fled the area, authorities said.
Perlett's vehicle was observed traveling on Route 10 in Roxbury by the New Jersey State Police, authorities said. Roxbury police and state police conducted a motor vehicle stop at 5 p.m. and took Perlett into custody, authorities said.
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