A teller robbed at gunpoint in a Brookline bank identified the suspect as the same man who robbed the branch just over a month ago, police said this week.

The man reportedly entered Eastern Bank on Harvard Street just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, presenting the clerk with a note demanding money and stating he had a gun.

He then pulled out a black handgun, banging the weapon on a counter before pointing it at a bank employee, investigators said.

After he received the money, the man thanked and apologized to the tellers before fleeing the scene.

Police said the method and subject description is similar to another robbery in the city last November — specifically, at a Citibank location only two doors down from the Eastern Bank branch. The suspect is described as a white male in his thirties.


Anyone who recognizes the man or has information about the robberies is asked to contact Det. Ken McHugh at (617) 730-2222 x 2710.