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Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA
Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA A woman accused of robbing a Hampshire County bank by threatening to detonate a bomb was ordered held without bail on Monday, Dec. 16, authorities said.  Rosa Murillo, 26, pleaded not guilty in Eastern Hampshire District Court to charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors allege Murillo entered the Westfield Bank on Willimansett Street on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and demanded $5,000, warning the teller that a bomb would go off if her demands were not met. The alarming incident prompted a multi-department investigat…

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by Josh Lanier
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Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Police in Western Massachusetts are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank at gunpoint. On Wednesday, July 27, at around 3:50 p.m., officers responded to the Westfield Bank in Holyoke, located at 1642 Northampton Street, after a report of an armed robbery.  The caller from the bank said the suspect had left on foot and was last seen on St. James Ave., said Holyoke PD Captain Matthew Moriarty.  According to witnesses the suspect entered the bank front door, drew a firearm, jumped the bank counter, and demanded money.  He then exited the bank…

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by Kathy Reakes