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Detective chases, nabs heist suspect

By Alli Knothe

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  February 15, 2012

A Quincy man allegedly robbed a downtown bank at the same time a Boston police detective was using the ATM outside, authorities said. The alert detective followed the suspect, and after a brief chase and a struggle, the man was arrested. Christopher Washburn, 34, allegedly handed a note reading “money no die pack” to a teller at the Citizens Bank branch at One Center Plaza at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, then fled the bank, Boston police said in a statement.

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