NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) Connecticut police encountered a man with what appeared to be a bomb strapped to his body at a credit union after uncovering an alleged robbery plot.

Authorities say the state police bomb squad rendered the device safe and the man was brought to a hospital.

Police said the events began with a reported home invasion in Bristol on Monday morning and ended at Achieve Financial Credit Union in nearby New Britain. No one was injured.

The suspects remain at large.

New Britain Police Chief James Wardwell said officials are investigating whether the man was forced to take part in a robbery and whether the device was a real bomb.

Records show the house where the home invasion was reported is owned by the credit union's chief financial officer.