Police said James Glenn, 59, uses a threatening note passed to tellers and has been able to flee in all five robberies.
UNION -- A serial bank robber is behind three recent robberies in Union Township and two robberies in Essex County, police today confirmed.
Union Police said they have identified James Glenn, 59, as the man who robbed three banks in the Five Points area over the past three months, including in the most recent incident on Friday.
After identifying Glenn, authorities were able to connect him to two other robberies in Essex County.
In all three Union robberies, Glenn used a threatening note passed to tellers and was able to flee before police arrived, they said.
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On Friday, police said Glenn robbed the Santander Bank at 324 Chestnut street.
On Sept. 28 and Aug. 28, he robbed the Connect One Bank at 356 Chestnut Street, they said. The two banks are located within eye-shot of each other.
Glenn is still at large. Union Police today released photos of Glenn and asked anyone with information on Glenn to contact police or submit an anonymous tip by texting "UCTIP" and a message to 274637 (CRIMES), or submitting online at www.uctip.org.
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