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South Portland police seek public's help in identifying person of interest in bank robbery

Police were called to a Key Bank location in South Portland Friday morning for a reported robbery.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Editor's note: The video above was published Jan. 27, 2024. 

Police are asking the public for help to identify a person of interest in a South Portland bank robbery that happened Friday afternoon. 

South Portland police were called to the Key Bank located at 445 Gorham Rd. for a reported robbery just before noon on Friday, according to a news release from the South Portland Police Department.

In a Facebook post on Friday night, police said a man in a vehicle displayed a note to bank employees demanding cash and stating he had an explosive device. The man reportedly drove away in a Chevrolet Suburban with an unknown amount of cash. 

No arrests have yet to be made in the investigation. Investigators have developed a person of interest and are asking for the public's help in identifying the individual. 

Those with information are asked to contact South Portland Police Department Det. Stearns at 207-799-5511 ext. 7212 or jstearns@southportland.org. People may also reach out to Det. Lt. Todd at 207-799-5511 ext. 7448 or christo@southportland.org, or make an anonymous tip by calling 207-347-4100. 

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