BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington Police say the suspect in two recent bank robberies was caught trying to break into a family home in the New North End.
They say last Thursday, a resident there discovered someone had removed the window screens from all the windows of their home. Luckily for the homeowner, police say they had locked those windows that very day and was able to avoid the suspect breaking in while their family was sleeping.
Authorities are on the lookout for 39-year-old James Plunkett of Burlington. He was caught in their Ring camera footage, and he is the same suspect who police say robbed the M&T Bank on Pine Street Saturday morning, claiming he had a bomb.
Then, police say he hit the Key Bank on Bank Street around 11:30 a.m. Monday.
Officers say they’ve conducted multiple searches for him, but have come up empty so far. They also say Plunkett has a long rap sheet going back to 2011.