LEWISTON — Police said a bank branch was robbed Wednesday by a man who handed a teller a note saying he was armed and who then fled on a bicycle.
Keith Anthony Phillips, 57, of Lewiston, was arrested without incident within an hour at a Pierce Street apartment, police said.
He was charged with robbery and was being held Wednesday night on $20,000 cash bail at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn.
Police said no weapon was seen during the robbery at the Androscoggin Bank branch on Lisbon Street at about noon. An undisclosed amount of money was taken.
The robbery charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Police officers, detectives and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, the Central Maine Violent Crimes Task Force, the FBI Safe Streets Task Force and local police departments coordinated in the search for the suspect.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less