LONGMEADOW, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – A suspect has been arrested in connection with a recent bank robbery in Longmeadow.

Police responded to Country Bank on Shaker Road around 4:40 p.m. on Thursday, August 21 for a reported robbery. A suspect reportedly entered the bank, threatened employees if they did not comply, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. No injuries were reported from those inside the bank at the time.

Authorities said Friday that detectives were able to identify that suspect as Darrell Blatche of Bloomfield, CT. A search warrant was granted for his residence and several “pieces of evidence directly linking him to the robbery” were seized, according to Longmeadow Police. He was then arrested and charged with armed robbery while masked.

Blatche is in custody in Connecticut

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