WESTPORT – Town police arrested two individuals in connection with an armed robbery of an armored car driver that occurred in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo Bank on Post Road East, police reported.
At approximately 12:33 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, Westport Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting an armed robbery that had occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 422 Post Road E. The two suspects dressed in all black clothing and masks had accosted an armored car driver after he had retrieved a cash deposit from inside the bank, according to police.
Westport Police arrested and charged in connection with this investigation were the following: Keith Green, 32, of Waterbury, and Davon Younger, 33, of Bridgeport.
The suspect vehicle had reportedly parked alongside the victim’s van, exiting and approaching as he returned from inside the bank. One of these two suspects allegedly pointed what was described by the victim as a revolver-style weapon at him, while the second took him to the ground to gain control of the bank bag. In the process of the struggle, the victim’s deposit bag, firearm, keys, phone and a scanner were taken from him.
An eyewitness that had exited the bank observed what was happening, recognized it as a robbery attempt and began to intervene by shouting for help. This apparently panicked the two suspects who dropped the bank bag and victim’s phone, but made off with his firearm, scanner and keys. The witness reported that the suspects drove at him in what he believed was an attempt to strike him before leaving the parking lot.
A description of the individuals and their vehicle was provided to the responding officers. Officers were able to successfully deploy stop sticks striking the vehicle’s tires and slowing its pace. Multiple other units were then able to bring the vehicle to a controlled stop on Greens Farms Road just east of the Hales Road overpass where two suspects were quickly taken into custody, one while attempting to flee on foot and a second while still seated inside the car.
“At this time the suspect’s weapon used in the commission of this crime has not been located but is believed to have been discarded in the Hillspoint/CompoBeach/Compo Road South area,” Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso in a statement reported by Westport Patch. “This weapon was reported by one of the suspects to be a facsimile firearm, however that has not been definitively confirmed by the investigation.”
