Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious near the scene of an armed bank robbery to contact them.

The appeal comes as Police said a fifth man arrested last Friday in connection with the Somerset bank robbery was yesterday released on bail.

Another man, Vincent Sean Dill, who was helping Police with their enquiries in connection with the robbery, has also been released on Police bail without charge.

A Police statement released yesterday said: "A fifth person, a 28-year-old Sandys man, arrested in connection with the Wednesday armed robbery of the Bank of Bermuda's Somerset branch, has been bailed by Police and is expected to return in 145 days.

"In the meantime the armed robbery investigation continues with three men on remand at Westgate. A fourth man who was assisting Police with their inquiries was bailed over the weekend.'' The statement added: "Police are now appealing to members of the public who may have been in the vicinity of Loyalty Estates, Sandys Parish, around lunchtime on Wednesday and who may have seen anything suspicious to contact Det. Chf. Insp. Carlton Adams at the major incident room on 299-4292.'' Two shots were fired and about $50,000 stolen during the raid on the bank at about noon last Wednesday.

Last Saturday three men appeared before a special Magistrate's Court sitting charge in connection with the robbery.

Yusef Ameerbakka DeSilva, 26, Rupert Elroy Archibald 35, and Michael Eugene Dillas, 31, all appeared before a special Magistrate's Court sitting on Saturday.

All three faced charges of "being armed with a dangerous weapon did rob $8,422 in Bermudian money and $9,581 in United States money, the property of the Bank of Bermuda''.

They also faced another charge of `being armed with a dangerous weapon did rob $15,816 in Bermudian money and $4,579 in United States money and Five Pounds and thirty pence, the property of the Bank of Bermuda'.

DeSilva, of Cobbs Hill Road, Warwick, was charged with using a firearm while committing an indictable offence, namely armed robbery.

Archibald, of Rocky Wold Drive, Sandys, was charged with using a firearm while committing an indictable offence.

He was also charged with helping DeSilva "who to your knowledge had committed a felony, to wit armed robbery, in order to enable him to escape punishment''.

Dillas, of Stovell Bay Lane, Pembroke, was also charged with helping DeSilva to escape.

They were not required to enter pleas and were remanded into custody by Senior Magistrate Will Francis. They will appear again on April 25.

Archie Warner, helped by Renee Foggo, represented Archibald and Dillas and Khamisi Tokunbo appeared for the Crown. DeSilva was not represented.

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