On Thursday, July 31, 2014 at approximately 1030 a.m., the Billerica Police responded to Lowell Five Bank, 700 Boston Road, for a reported Bank Robbery. On arrival the bank reported an older white male suspect approached the drive-up window and passed the teller a threatening note demanding money. The suspect managed to obtain a sum of cash and fled the area in a red Ford Explorer. Shortly thereafter, at approximately 1121 a.m., Tewksbury Police responded to a reported Bank Robbery at their Lowell Five, located at 1775 Main Street. The suspect and vehicle involved in the Tewksbury robbery matched the description in the Billerica robbery. The suspect fled with an undetermined amount of U.S. currency. Approximately forty minutes later, Wilmington Police Officer Julie Pozzi was operating a marked patrol car in the area of Eastern Bank, #370 Main Street when she observed the suspect vehicle approach the drive-through window of that bank. The officer made observations that lead her to believe the suspect was in the process of robbing the bank. The officer subsequently summoned back-up assistance and safely apprehended the suspect in the parking lot of the bank without incident. The suspect was subsequently identified as Daniel Diblasi, 59 years of age, from Billerica. Evidence recovered at the scene appears to tie all three robberies to this suspect. He was taken into custody by the Wilmington Police and will be arraigned at Woburn District Court on various charges related to these incidents. The incident is being investigated by members of the Billerica, Tewksbury and Wilmington Police Departments.

Any additional questions should be directed to Deputy Chief Robert Richter, 978-658-5071