GROTON — Town police have arrested a 59-year-old local man in connection with a bank robbery that occurred last week on Long Hill Road.
Miguel Garcia of Groton was charged with multiple offenses including first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny following the March 5 incident at M&T Bank.
The robbery was reported at approximately 3:12 p.m. on Wednesday at the 654 Long Hill Road location, where the suspect allegedly handed a teller a note, brandished a firearm and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
After an extensive investigation, detectives identified Garcia as a person of interest on March 7.
Upon making contact with Garcia at his Groton residence, police discovered evidence related to the crime and placed him under arrest.
Garcia was initially held on a $250,000 cash or surety bond and transported to police headquarters for processing.
Detectives later obtained a search warrant for Garcia’s residence and vehicle, where additional evidence was seized.
On March 11, police served Garcia with an arrest warrant at New London Superior Court, where he faced arraignment on all charges related to the bank robbery with a court-assigned $450,000 cash or surety bond.
Garcia, of 150 Poquonnock Road, faces charges including first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny, first-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace, criminal possession of a firearm and sixth-degree larceny.
