Prank at a Newtown bank results in police response

NEWTOWN — An unfortunate joke by a Newtown bank employee triggered a police response Friday morning, police said.

Newtown police responded to a Wells Fargo bank, 22 Church Hill Road, around 8:45 a.m. Friday on a report of suspicious activity. Police said a bank customer noticed that someone had written the word “HELP” on fogged up glass, and called 911.

When police arrived, they found the scene to be “business as usual,” with several vehicles outside the bank and people acting normally inside.

The ensuing investigation revelead that one the bank employees had written the word “HELP” on the fogged up glass as a joke to other employees, police said.

The employee — 31-year-old Alexis Barry, of Newtown — was issued a $103 fine for creating a public disturbance.