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Stamford Man Admits To Bank Robbery Spree In Fairfield County
A man is facing years in prison after pleading guilty to three bank robberies in Connecticut.
Francesco Pensiero, "Frank," age 51, of Stamford, admitted the 2020 robberies on Tuesday, June 4, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, Pensiero and an associate robbed the Chase Bank located at 2855 Main St., in Stratford.
During the robbery, Pensiero's associate displayed a handgun to the teller and gave the teller a note that said, "This is a robbery. Give me al…
'Route 91 Bandit,' Responsible For 14 Bank Robberies In 4 States, ID'd As Chicopee Man: Feds
The saga of the "Route 91 Bandit," an armed robber that FBI agents said robbed 14 banks stretching from Western Massachusetts to Vermont starting in September 2021, has played out like a Hollywood screenplay, and now investigators say they have identified their leading man.
Taylor Dziczek, 30, of Chicopee, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 1, in connection with the more than year-long robbery spree that stretched across four states, the FBI said in a news release. A judge ordered him held without bail in Hartford, Conn.
The story of Dziczek's capture began in May.
Investig…
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets
Two Connecticut men have been arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple robberies this summer at People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in the state.
Middlesex County residents, Gino Rizzo, age 28, and Jalania Pantano, age 27, both of Middletown, were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 30 on an indictment charging them with bank robbery offenses, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
The indictment alleges that Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on Saturday, …
Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed 1 Hour After Theft; Dangerousness Hearing On Docket
A suspected bank robber has been arraigned in connection with a recent heist.
On Friday, Feb. 26, Daniel Jones, 38, of Charlemont, was arraigned in Northwestern District Court on the charge of armed and masked robbery, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said.
The charge stems from a robbery at People’s United Bank on King Street in Northampton on Thursday, Feb. 25.
On that day, at around 11:20 a.m., Jones allegedly demanded money from a People's United Bank teller and implied that he had a gun, the DA said,
About an hour after the theft, Jones was arrested by Massachusetts State…
Suspect Nabbed In Long Island St. Patrick's Day Bank Robbery
A suspect has been charged in connection with a St. Patrick's Day bank robbery on Long Island.
It happened Tuesday, March 17 at approximately 4 p.m. in Centereach, Suffolk County Police said.
The suspect, Chris Nilsen, 61, of Medford, entered People’s United Bank, located at 1919 Middle Country Road, and demanded cash, according to police.
The teller complied with the demand and gave Nilsen cash from the drawer, said police. Nilsen fled on foot northbound through the bank’s parking lot.
Nilsen was charged with third-degree robbery on Friday, April 17.
He will be held …
Suspect Nabbed After Long Island Bank Robbery
A suspect has been charged after a Long Island bank robbery earlier in the day.
The robbery took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb 27, in West Babylon, said the Suffolk County Police.
According to detectives, the suspect, now identified as George Swanton, 60, of West Babylon, entered the People’s United Bank, at 955 Little East Neck Road, and handed a teller a note demanding cash.
The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer.
Swanton then fled on a bicycle, northbound on Little East Neck Road, police said.
Swanton was charged with third-deg…
