Crime & Safety
Persons Arrested in Robbery of Eastern Bank Are Named
State Police, cooperating with Boston Police, arrested a get-away driver and a man police say did the actual robbery.
State Police and Boston Police, acting in concert, quickly arrested two persons suspected of robbing the Eastern Bank on Centre Street.
Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, a 30-year-old black man wearing grey clothing and sunglasses robbed the bank, showing a towel that may have had a firearm beneath, according to Boston Police.
Police broadcast a description of a get-away vehicle and its license plate. A vehicle matching the description was stopped by State Police in Kenmore Square at Boylston and Park Drive.
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Police returned the driver and passenger to the bank, where several witnesses identified them, police said.
According to Boston Police, the persons arrested are Ryan Croke, 27, of Lynnfield and Brook Buendia, 34, of Boston. Both were charged with armed bank robbery.
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The bank branch was formerly Wainwright Bank, before the two banks merged recently.
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