Police are asking for the public’s help in relation to the investigation into two armed robberies in St. John’s.

Police were called to the area of St. Clare’s Hospital around 4:00 p.m. Monday after two men reportedly approached a vehicle with a firearm, and told the occupant to get out. They left the area in the vehicle.

A short time later police received a report of an armed robbery at a bank in the Churchill Square area. Two men entered the bank and approached the teller, brandishing a weapon described as a handgun.

The pair fled the area with cash and were last seen running to a blue vehicle in the area of Linden Place. The stolen vehicle was located in the centre city area around noon today.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RNC at 729-8000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.