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Worcester man allegedly cut off GPS monitor and then robbed a bank in Pennsylvania
Police say the man drove to Pennsylvania in a stolen car.
A Worcester man allegedly cut off his GPS ankle monitor before driving a stolen car to Perry County, Pennsylvania, where authorities say he robbed a bank.
Around 12:45 p.m. last Monday, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Pennian Bank in Howe Township, according to a statement from Pennsylvania State Police. Howe Township is in Central Pennsylvania, north of Harrisburg.
After arriving at the bank around noon, authorities say the suspect first used the bank’s restroom. He then proceeded next door to a Tractor Supply store before returning to his vehicle. He subsequently drove to the front of the bank and then entered the lobby, police said.
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Police report that the suspect demanded money from the teller and showed a handgun tucked into his waistband by lifting his shirt. After obtaining $1,830, according to court documents, the suspect fled in a black sedan.
Police said investigators were able to develop a suspect and identify the suspect’s car after the bank provided video footage.
Police then arrested Christopher Grannis, 38, the following day near a makeshift campsite on the Juniata River in Fermanagh Township after they located a black Honda Civic there. According to the police statement, an air pistol, an air rifle, and other items were found at the campsite that link Grannis to the robbery.
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The investigation revealed that the Honda Civic had been stolen out of Worcester, police said.
Grannis faces charges of robbery, theft, and terroristic threats and was being held in Perry County Prison on a $500,000 cash bail, according to authorities.
Grannis, who police said cut off his GPS ankle monitor two days prior to the Pennsylvania robbery, is also linked to other robberies in Massachusetts.
Grannis allegedly committed a series of bank robberies, leading to multiple arrests, court documents show. The alleged incidents include robbing a Worcester bank in November 2022, a bank on Main Street in August 2023, and an AllCom Credit Union, also in Worcester, in December 2024.
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