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Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds
Martha's Vineyard Man Who Wore Wig, Used Fake Bomb In Bank Robbery Gets 8 Years: Feds A 40-year-old Martha's Vineyard former clothing store owner who admitted to robbing a bank on Cape Cod last year will spend more than eight years behind bars, authorities announced.  Petar Petyoshin, of Edgartown, pleaded guilty to one count of armed robbery in October and was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Monday, Feb. 5, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faced a potential 25-year prison sentence.  Investigators said Petyoshin robbed the Rockland Trust Bank branch in the Cape Cod town of Falmouth on April 8, wearing a blonde wig and face mask and pointing a pi…
Man Nabbed For Darien Bank Robbery By GPS Tracker, Police Say Man Nabbed For Darien Bank Robbery By GPS Tracker, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Darien Bank Robbery By GPS Tracker, Police Say A 42-year-old man has been charged with a bank robbery after a GPS device placed in the money bag led to the vehicle used during the heist in Connecticut. The suspect was charged with robbery on Friday, Nov. 10 after he was extradited on a warrant from a Massachusetts correctional facility for the crime that took place in 2021 in Fairfield County on Friday, Dec. 24, 2021, officers in the town of Darien responded to the Peoples Bank located at 25 Old Kings Highway on an active hold-up alarm.  While responding to the bank, officers were advised that a GPS tracker was on the mo…
Know Him Or This Vehicle? Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose, CT State Police Asking For Help Know Him Or This Vehicle? Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose, CT State Police Asking For Help
Know Him Or This Vehicle? Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose, CT State Police Asking For Help A bank robbery suspect is on the loose and Connecticut State Police are asking for the public's help in locating him. The incident happened at approximately 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4 in Tolland County on Storrs Road in Mansfield.  The suspect suspect was reported to have fled the scene prior to police arrival and is believed to have fled the bank in an older model maroon Jeep Grand Cherokee.  The suspect is described as being about 5-foot-10 with a slender build, 30 to 40 years old, having a pale complexion, and wearing a dark hoodie, sunglasses, a baseball cap, tight black leggi…
Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops
Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops Police in Central Massachusetts quickly caught an alleged bank robber thanks in part to his love of the New England Patriots, authorities said.  Todd Mitchell, age 46, of Northbridge, faces a single charge of unarmed robbery from the Tuesday morning, April 11, heist of a Santander Bank, Northbridge police said.  A customer at the 1234 Providence Road bank called 911 just after 9 a.m. to report a robbery, authorities said. The caller gave police a detailed description of the suspect and told officers where he ran when he left the building.  Within minutes, police found M…
Do You Know This Bank Robber? Police In Central Mass Want To Speak To You Do You Know This Bank Robber? Police In Central Mass Want To Speak To You
Do You Know This Bank Robber? Police In Central Mass Want To Speak To You Police in Worcester County are asking for the public's help to track down a man who robbed a Charlton bank on Friday afternoon, March 31, authorities said.  The man walked into the Country Bank for Savings at 37 Worcester Road just before 3 p.m. He told the teller that he had a weapon and demanded cash, Charlton police said. They did as he asked, and the robber sprinted away with the money. No one was injured.  The teller never saw a gun, but the bank's security cameras and witnesses got a clear look at him. Witnesses described him as a 6-foot-tall heavy-set middle-aged white man…
Masked Robber Hits Longmeadow Bank: Report Masked Robber Hits Longmeadow Bank: Report
Masked Robber Hits Longmeadow Bank: Report There was a large police presence outside of Berkshire Bank in Longmeadow Monday afternoon as police investigate a robbery that happened around 11 a.m., police said.  Police said a man walked into the Longmeadow Street bank and handed the teller a note that demanded cash. No one was hurt, Longmeadow police said.  Police described the man as between 5-feet-5-inches tall and 5 feet 6 and weighing about 250 pounds. He wore a black mask and clothing and sped away in a light-colored Honda CRV after the robbery.  On Monday, January 30, 2023 at approximately 11:00 AM, Longmeadow Police Depar…
'Route 91 Bandit,' Responsible For 14 Bank Robberies In 4 States, ID'd As Chicopee Man: Feds 'Route 91 Bandit,' Responsible For 14 Bank Robberies In 4 States, ID'd As Chicopee Man: Feds
'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…
Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist
Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Federal authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 21, they charged a Fall River man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks with a heist in Boston on Sept. 30. The prolific robber, who says he's the inspiration for a Ben Affleck character, faces at least one other bank robbery charge in Suffolk County court.  William Sequeria, 59, faces a bank robbery charge after investigators allege he walked into a TD Bank on Union Street and told the teller to "give me all the $100s in the drawer" and "give me all the money before I blow your brains out," the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Poli…
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA A 59-year-old Rhode Island man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks and says he was the inspiration for a Ben Affleck movie character was busted this week while trying to add to his heist tally. William Sequeira of Providence was arrested just after 3:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after he tried to rob the Citizens Bank at 426 Boylston Street, Boston police said. Officers tackled him to the ground after he demanded cash from the teller, authorities continued. He is being held on a $50,000 bond, officials said.  Police just happened to be in that bank when Sequeira walked in because th…
New Hampshire Fugitive Wanted For Bank Robbery Snagged In Massachusetts New Hampshire Fugitive Wanted For Bank Robbery Snagged In Massachusetts
New Hampshire Fugitive Wanted For Bank Robbery Snagged In Massachusetts A man wanted for a bank robbery in New Hampshire who was arrested in Massachusetts will now be charged as a fugitive, authorities said.  Garrett Ojala, formerly Caza Manor, was wanted for probation stemming from a bank robbery in New Hampshire, Ayer Police said on Facebook.  Investigators determined that Ojala was living at a home in Ayer where he was evenutally arrested without incident on Thursday, Sept. 22, Ayer Police said.  He was placed into custody of the US Marshals Service and is expected to face charges as a fugitive, police said. 
Police Looking For Bank Robbery Suspect In Western Mass Police Looking For Bank Robbery Suspect In Western Mass
Police Looking For Bank Robbery Suspect In Western Mass Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a Western Massachusetts bank. In Berkshire County, police were called just before 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, with reports of a bank robbery in Pittsfield at the Greylock Federal Credit Union, located on Kellogg Street. Employees told police a man had passed a note to the teller demanding money. He was not armed at the time, according to Pittsfield Police. The teller complied with the man’s request and he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Nobody at the bank was injured during the ordeal. Police described the suspect as a…
Quincy Man Fatally Shot Himself During Hours-Long Police Standoff In Andover Quincy Man Fatally Shot Himself During Hours-Long Police Standoff In Andover
Quincy Man Fatally Shot Himself During Hours-Long Police Standoff In Andover A man from Quincy fatally shot himself during a late-night standoff with police in Andover, authorities said.  Anthony Miele, age 49, was wanted in connection with multiple bank robberies in southeastern Massachusetts, according to Massachusetts State Police. A Be On The Look Out (BOLO) alert was issued for Miele as a result. A State Trooper then noticed Miele inside a parked vehicle outside the Digital Federal Credit Union on Broadway in Methuen just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, police said. The Trooper began following Miele as he drove away. They then tried to s…
Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say
Tracking Device In Cash Leads Cops To CT Bank Robbers, Police Say Two Connecticut men were nabbed for an alleged bank robbery after police were able to pinpoint a tracking device slipped in with the cash, leading them to the cash and suspects.  The robbery took place in Hartford around 8:35 a.m., Wednesday, June 29 at the Cencap Federal Credit Union, located at 2775 Main St. Officers responded to the scene and were told about the tracking device which showed the stolen money was in the area of Keney Park, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. As the first responding officer entered Keney Park, he spotted two men standing next to…
Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery
Massachusetts Man Indicted For Bank Robbery A Massachusetts man with a lengthy rap sheet is facing more time in prison after being busted for an alleged bank robbery in Cambridge, federal prosecutors announced. Boston resident Jamaal Copeland, age 49, was indicted by a federal grand jury in connection to the robbery of a TD bank branch in the region. Prosecutors said that Copeland was charged with one count of bank robbery and will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date after being charged in a criminal complaint in May. According to court documents, on Wednesday, April 27, Copeland entered the TD Bank branch on Massachus…
Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say
Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a bank in Connecticut at gunpoint. Troopers in Windham County responded to a report of a bank robbery at Centerville Bank in Pomfret at about 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to Connecticut State Police The bank is located at 100 Averill Road. Bank employees told troopers that a suspect approached a teller station while holding a gun and demanded money. The employees complied and the suspect fled the bank in an undetermined direction, police said. The suspect is described as possibly being male and about 5-foot-2 with a medi…
State Police Search For CT Bank Robbery Suspect State Police Search For CT Bank Robbery Suspect
State Police Search For CT Bank Robbery Suspect Connecticut State Police are searching for a suspect in a brand-new bank robbery. Police received a report of a bank robbery in Tolland County at about 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 22, authorities said. Police said the robbery happened at the Webster Bank, located at 637 Main St. in Somers. State Police said the suspect is described as a white man, who is about 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds.  The man was reportedly wearing a gray sweatshirt, light gray sweatpants, a baseball cap, and a blue surgical face mask. Police said the man's car was a gray Nissan Versa. Stat…
CT State Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Bank Robbery Suspect CT State Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Bank Robbery Suspect
CT State Police Ask Public's Help In Search For Bank Robbery Suspect A suspect is on the loose after a bank robbery and Connecticut State Police are asking the public's help in apprehending him. Just after 10:05 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, the suspect entered Liberty Bank, located in Middlesex County, at 151 Main St, in Deep River. The suspect showed a note to the teller and demanded money. (See the first image above.) The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to police.  He is described as an older white or Hispanic man wearing a hat, gloves, and possibly multiple masks.  The suspect’s vehicle, which was driven by a Blac…
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel
Police Involved In Standoff At CT Motel A suspected bank robber was nabbed following an hours-long standoff with police at a Connecticut hotel. Hartford County resident David Latino, age 49, of Southington, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 14, after barricading himself in the carrier Motor Lodge, in Newington, authorities said. The incident began around 4:30 p.m., when Plainville Police detectives tracked Latino from a bank robbery that had occurred in Plainville earlier in the day to the Carrier Motor Lodge located at 2660 Berlin Turnpike, according to Lieutenant Nicholas Miano, of the Newington Police Department. When …
Woman Wanted For Bank Robbery In Region Woman Wanted For Bank Robbery In Region
Woman Wanted For Bank Robbery In Region Recognize her? Police in Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a woman who is wanted after robbing a West Springfield bank in Hampden County. At approximately 2:22 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, the West Springfield Police Department received multiple panic alarms from the Freedom Credit Union on Union Street. According to police, the suspect handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller handed over cash and the suspect fled on foot. The suspect was described as being in her 30s, wearing a black hoodie, jeans, sneakers, and a medical mask. Police said the inve…
One Suspect Charged, Another At Large After Attempted Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say One Suspect Charged, Another At Large After Attempted Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say
One Suspect Charged, Another At Large After Attempted Bank Robbery, CT State Police Say A suspect has been apprehended in connection to an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Connecticut and police say they're searching for a second suspect. The incident happened Friday afternoon, Aug. 6 in Litchfield County at the National Iron Bank in Cornwall, located on Furnace Brook Road. One suspect was taken into custody without incident, state police said. The man, Jay William Puzinski, age 48, of Winsted, in Litchfield County, was charged with conspiracy and criminal attempt at robbery. He was held on a $50,000.00 cash or surety bond and issued a court date of Friday, Aug…
Female Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside  CT Stop & Shop, Police Say Female Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside  CT Stop & Shop, Police Say
Female Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside CT Stop & Shop, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a woman suspected in a bank robbery inside a Connecticut Stop & Shop. The robbery took. place around 6 p.m., on Friday, July 30, in Hartford County at the supermarket in Wethersfield. A white female got out of a primer-colored Ford Mustang, with front passenger-side damage, and walked into the People’s United Bank inside the Stop & Shop. The woman demanded money from the bank teller and was given an undisclosed amount, said Wethersfield PD Detective Kevin Foster. Know her? Police are asking for help identifying an alleged bank…
Know Him? Photos Released Of Suspect In Connecticut Bank Robbery Know Him? Photos Released Of Suspect In Connecticut Bank Robbery
Know Him? Photos Released Of Suspect In Connecticut Bank Robbery The search is on for a man who allegedly robbed a Litchfield County bank at lunchtime. The robbery took place around 12:37 p.m., Monday, August 2, at the Salisbury Bank branch located at 5 Gay St., in Sharon, Connecticut State Police said. Police did not say if the man was armed. The man is described as being a white or Hispanic male, with a small to medium build and dark hair.  Another view of the alleged bank robber.Connecticut State Police He fled on foot and got into a gray or silver sedan nearby, police said.  The vehicle he fled in.Connecticut State Police "State Police are …
State Police Searching For CT Bank Robber, Asking Motorists To Avoid Area State Police Searching For CT Bank Robber, Asking Motorists To Avoid Area
State Police Searching For CT Bank Robber, Asking Motorists To Avoid Area State Police are asking the public to avoid certain roadways in the area as they search for an alleged bank robber. The robbery took place in Litchfield County around 12:35 p.m., Monday, Aug. 2, at the Salisbury Bank located at 5 Gay St., in Sharon, state police said. The suspect, who is believed to be a white male, wearing blue jeans and a blue sweater, fled the scene on foot.  Police are asking motorists to avoid the area between Route 41, Route 4, and Hill Top Road as troopers search for the suspect.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police In Western Mass Looking To ID Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Police in Western Massachusetts are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly robbed a bank at gunpoint. On Wednesday, July 27, at around 3:50 p.m., officers responded to the Westfield Bank in Holyoke, located at 1642 Northampton Street, after a report of an armed robbery.  The caller from the bank said the suspect had left on foot and was last seen on St. James Ave., said Holyoke PD Captain Matthew Moriarty.  According to witnesses the suspect entered the bank front door, drew a firearm, jumped the bank counter, and demanded money.  He then exited the bank…
Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed 1 Hour After Theft; Dangerousness Hearing On Docket Suspected Bank Robber Nabbed 1 Hour After Theft; Dangerousness Hearing On Docket
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…