Suspect arrested after alleged armed bank robbery in Manor Township
MANOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Suspect identified in Armstrong County bank robbery.
Police arrested a man at his home in Manor Township, Armstrong County, after an alleged robbery at a NexTier Bank branch earlier in the day, during which the suspect fled on an ATV.
Police identified the suspect as 57-year-old Robert Beers Jr.
Larry Blair, a neighbor of Beers, described the scene as police surrounded the home Thursday.
“Please come out with your hands up,” Blair said he heard. “Over and over.”
Blair said he first noticed the commotion when he went to put a letter in his mailbox.
“I happened to look down the road, and I saw a bunch of state police cars and a cop running towards the neighbor’s garage with an AR in his arms, so I knew something was going on,” Blair said. “Then, state cops came down the road and turned sideways, and I walked up to see what was going on, and he told me to get in the house for now to be safe.”
Blair estimated Beers surrendered after about an hour.
Police said Beers was armed during the alleged bank robbery. Witnesses reported that at least three people were inside the bank at Route 422 and Burton Drive at the time.
NexTier Bank later posted a statement on Facebook, saying, “All of our associates are safe, and we want to thank local law enforcement for their quick response.”
Beers is facing multiple charges, including robbery, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
He is currently awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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