- CRANSTON, R.I.: A bank robber's bid in Rhode Island was foiled after a teller shut the security door and told him the bank was closing.
Cranston police say it happened Thursday around 7 p.m., closing time at a Citizens Bank counter inside a Stop & Shop grocery store. Maj. Robert W. Ryan says the man gave the teller a note written on a ripped paper plate that said, "This is a robbery."
The teller put down the security curtain, told the man the branch was closing and closed the security screen door. Ryan says the man walked quickly away, empty-handed. Police are looking for the man.
