A man is facing criminal charges in connection with a bank robbery in Leominster on Thursday after he was identified by several witnesses, officials said.

Officers responding to a reported bank robbery at the Santander bank on Park Street spoke to tellers who said the suspect walked into the bank, handed them a note demanding a large sum of money and then fled on foot, police said.

After receiving tips from the public, police arrested 43-year-old David Bennett, of Leominster, on Whitney Street on a charge of unarmed robbery.

Further charges are currently under investigation.

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