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Serial Bank Robber Threatened Multiple Murders While Targeting Branches In Baltimore: Feds Serial Bank Robber Threatened Multiple Murders While Targeting Branches In Baltimore: Feds
Serial Bank Robber Threatened Multiple Murders While Targeting Branches In Baltimore: Feds A serial bank robber threatened multiple murders as he targeted branches throughout Baltimore, federal authorities said. Dexter Nikoe Eaton, 34, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 14 to armed bank robbery related to a series of bank and armed commercial robberies he committed, US Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron said in a joint release. Eaton admitted to robbing a bank on June 3, 2022 in the 3200 block of West North Avenue in Baltimore, providing a note to the teller that demanded money and threatening to kill the teller’s family if the teller did n…
Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice
Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice A 28-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to a pair of bank robberies at the same location that were caught on camera years ago in Carroll County over the course of several months, officials say. Jimmie Lee Benjamin Haney pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of robbery and one count of armed robbery for two separate bank robberies at the same Capital One branch in September 2016 and January 2017. Haney was caught on camera entering the bank on East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mt. Airy in September 2016, when he handed a note to the teller demanding cash, which they complie…
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland A District man will spend decades behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Jemel Anthony Brown, 32, has been sentenced to 32 years in prison to be served at the Department of Corrections for his role in the robbery at M&T Bank in Dunkirk last May. Those arrested at the time:  Brown; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Cedric Fondta Moore, 39; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel …
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland
Botched Bank Robber From DC Gets Prison Time For Taking Police On Pursuit In Maryland A District man will spend nearly a decade behind bars for his role in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, the state's attorney's office announced. Cedric Fonta Moore, 39, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, with all but nine years suspended following an incident at the M&T Bank in Dunkirk in May. Those arrested at the time:  Moore; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown…
Serial Bank Robber Serving Sentence In Maryland Re-Entry Program Cops To New Heists: Feds Serial Bank Robber Serving Sentence In Maryland Re-Entry Program Cops To New Heists: Feds
Serial Bank Robber Serving Sentence In Maryland Re-Entry Program Cops To New Heists: Feds A convicted serial bank robber who was serving out his sentence in Baltimore admitted to a string of new robberies in Maryland. Kevin Maurice Lawson, 55, pleaded guilty this week to three armed bank robberies that were all conducted while he was living in a residential re-entry program to finish out his sentence for a 2004 robbery, federal authorities announced. According to his plea, Lawson admitted to three armed bank robberies in Baltimore between June 6 and July 18, 2022, using a black air gun in each while wearing a surgical mask and gloves. In his first two robberies, Lawson approach…
DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says
DC Man Cops To Crossing Into Maryland To Rob Bank, Police Pursuit, Sheriff Says A District man may spend decades behind bars after crossing into Southern Maryland, robbing a Calvert County bank and fleeing from police with some friends, authorities announced. Silas Moore, 37, admitted to his role in the May robbery of M&T Bank in Dunkirk that resulted in a high-speed pursuit with deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that on Monday, May 1, Moore walked into the bank and handed one of the tellers a note demanding cash while brandishing a handgun.  He fled with $1,000, along with three others, prompting the short-lived police pursuit …
Police Investigating M&T Bank Robbery In Gambrills Police Investigating M&T Bank Robbery In Gambrills
Police Investigating M&T Bank Robbery In Gambrills A bank robber made off with an undisclosed amount of cash after targeting an M&T branch in Anne Arundel County this week. Police say that at around 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to M&T Bank on Brandermill Boulevard in Gambrills, where there was a reported robbery. Officers determined that an unknown man walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money, to which the employee complied, allowing the robber to walk away with an unknown amount of cash. Officials made note that no weapon was displayed duri…
Bank Robbers Flee From Wells Fargo In Glen Burnie Before Being Tracked Down In Baltimore Bank Robbers Flee From Wells Fargo In Glen Burnie Before Being Tracked Down In Baltimore
Bank Robbers Flee From Wells Fargo In Glen Burnie Before Being Tracked Down In Baltimore Two men are in custody following an Anne Arundel bank robbery and brief barricade situation that played out in Baltimore, according to authorities. Frank Edward Williams, 35, and Bernard Albert Turner, 44, both of Baltimore, are locked up following a reported incident at the Wells Fargo on Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie early on Saturday afternoon. Robbery at the Wells Fargo, 6708 Ritchie Highway in Glen Burnie. Both suspects are in custody. Expect increased police presence. pic.twitter.com/MOQCfv5TyN — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) July 15, 2023 Officers from the An…
Maryland Man Tried Robbing VA Bank At Gunpoint But Worker Tackled Him Instead: Police Maryland Man Tried Robbing VA Bank At Gunpoint But Worker Tackled Him Instead: Police
Maryland Man Tried Robbing VA Bank At Gunpoint But Worker Tackled Him Instead: Police Police in Fairfax County arrested a man who they say robbed an Alexandria bank at gunpoint. Norman Williams, 42, of Fort Washington Maryland, went into the to the Truist Bank at 5922 Richmond Highway in Huntington just after 1 p.m. on May 25, flashed a handgun and demanded money, Fairfax County police said. A bank employee tackled Williams, who dropped the gun and ran from the bank. Williams' gun was recovered at the scene and there were no injuries to the victims, police said. Detectives identified Williams as the suspect, and arrested him Tuesday, May 30 in the parking lot of an apa…
Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff
Bank Robbers Busted After Botched Attempt, Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff Four suspects are facing felony charges for their roles in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, authorities announced. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that four would-be robbers, all from Washington, DC, have been taken into custody following the incident at M&T Bank in Dunkirk on Monday, May 1.  Those charged:  Cedric Fonta Moore, 39; Silas Moliek Moore, 37; Jamel Anthony Brown, 31; Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.  (Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown.Cal…
Botched Bank Robbery, Police Pursuit Ends With Civilian Airlifted To MD Trauma Center Botched Bank Robbery, Police Pursuit Ends With Civilian Airlifted To MD Trauma Center
Botched Bank Robbery, Police Pursuit Ends With Civilian Airlifted To MD Trauma Center An attempted bank heist in Calvert County ended poorly for several attempted robbers who sent one to the hospital attempting to evade members of the sheriff’s office, authorities announced. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1, members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were tipped off to an alleged armed bank robbery at the M&T Bank location on Southern Maryland Boulevard in Dunkirk. According to investigators, a man approached a bank teller and slipped over a note demanding cash while displaying a handgun. He left with an undisclosed amount of money in a brown Kia with n…
Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ
Serial Bank Robber Who Repeatedly Violated Supervised Release In Maryland Sentenced: DOJ A serial bank robber who was serving out the final months of her sentence for a previous offense in Maryland couldn’t help but get back to her old ways and will spend decades behind bars after being busted targeting branches in Montgomery County. Christopher Michael Cline, also known as “Carisa Cline,” 46, of Gaithersburg, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to bank robbery and admitting to violating terms of her release for previous federal bank robbery convictions, prosecutors announced. According to the pl…
Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice
Silver Spring Bank Robber Gets 10 Years After Robbing Same Bank Twice A Baltimore man was sentenced to ten years in prison in connection to a Silver Spring bank robbery that occurred in 2019, authorities say. Jhasir Devaux, 25, was sentenced on Friday, Nov. 4 after being convicted on one count of robbery after stealing $4,780 from the Sandy Spring Bank on Layhill Road on Aug. 7, 2019, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. Devaux wore a construction vest, hard hat, and hospital mask when he entered the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money without any dye packs. A witness employee at the bank stated Devaux ran towards Ca…
Armed Bank Robber At Large After Stealing Cash In Maryland, Fleeing In Nissan: Police Armed Bank Robber At Large After Stealing Cash In Maryland, Fleeing In Nissan: Police
Armed Bank Robber At Large After Stealing Cash In Maryland, Fleeing In Nissan: Police Recognize him? Police investigators in Maryland are seeking the public's assistance as they continue to investigate a robbery at a Wells Fargo branch in Frederick. Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, members of the Frederick Police Department responded to Wells Fargo on Woman’s Road in Frederick City following a reported bank robbery that had just taken place. During the investigation, police say that it was determined an unnamed suspect entered the bank, advised a teller that he had a weapon, and demanded money. He then fled in with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect t…
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber $10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber Detectives have released images of suspects believed to be involved in several armed bank robberies in Gaithersburg, authorities say. The first robbery occurred on Thursday, Sept. 8 around 5 p.m., at the TD Bank in the 800 block of West Diamond Avenue. During the robbery, the suspect passed an employee a note demanding money and stating that he had a gun and a pipe bomb. The employee then handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect who left the bank. In the second robbery on Tuesday, Sept. 27, just before 5 p.m., the TD Bank in the 15000 block of Shady Grove Road was reported t…
FBI Issues Alert For Wanted 'Dapper Dan Bandit' In Virginia FBI Issues Alert For Wanted 'Dapper Dan Bandit' In Virginia
FBI Issues Alert For Wanted 'Dapper Dan Bandit' In Virginia The FBI continue their search to find the "Dapper Dan Bandit" who stole money from a North Chesterfield bank, officials said.  On Sept. 29, the armed suspect walked into the First Community Bank, located in the 11000 block of Midlothian Turnpike, and demanded the teller hand over money, according to the FBI. The teller complied and the suspect fled with the money and gun, on foot, authorities said.  Here is the description of the "Dapper Dan Bandit": Slim, white man with brown hair Around 5'8" and between 40 to 50 years old Wearing a flannel cap, light color…
'Old Man Bandit' Bank Robber With Lengthy History Busted Targeting Branches In Maryland 'Old Man Bandit' Bank Robber With Lengthy History Busted Targeting Branches In Maryland
'Old Man Bandit' Bank Robber With Lengthy History Busted Targeting Branches In Maryland A career bank robber with a fitting nickname is back in custody in Maryland after being busted in Montgomery County going to the well one too many times, authorities announced. Frederick resident Steven Gregory Gass - also known as "Old Man Bandit" who has an extensive history of bank robberies spanning 45 years was arrested after allegedly attempting to rob the Wells Fargo Bank on North Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. The 67-year-old’s history dates back to Montgomery County in 1977, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. In 2010, Gass pleaded guilty to robbing 19 banks b…
Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies
Alert Issued By Police In Maryland Amid Investigation Into String Of Bank Robberies Images of a suspect believed to be involved in at least three bank robberies in Montgomery County have been released in an effort to identify them, authorities say. Detectives believe the suspect was involved in separate robberies from Tuesday Jan. 18 through Saturday, March 12, according to Montgomery County police. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the suspect entered a bank on the 3500 block of Spencerville Road in Burtonsville and slid a note to the bank teller at 3:10 p.m., announcing the robbery and demanding money to which the teller complied, investigators said. On Friday, Feb. 18, the suspect …
Alert Issued For Tattooed Man Wanted For Escape, Theft, Destroying Property In Maryland Alert Issued For Tattooed Man Wanted For Escape, Theft, Destroying Property In Maryland
Alert Issued For Tattooed Man Wanted For Escape, Theft, Destroying Property In Maryland Seen him? An alert has been issued by the Caroll County Sheriff’s Office as they attempt to locate a man who is wanted on multiple charges following a reported 2010 bank robbery. Brentyn Scott Finn, 33, who was convicted of robbing an Eldersburg Susquehanna Bank branch, according to the Baltimore Sun, is again wanted in Carroll County, the sheriff's office announced on Wednesday, July 20. Specifically, Finn is wanted for second-degree escape, failure to appear in court for theft, and malicious destruction of property. Finn - who can be recognized by his distinct neck and head tattoo - w…
Second Arrest Made In Annapolis Bank Robbery Second Arrest Made In Annapolis Bank Robbery
Second Arrest Made In Annapolis Bank Robbery A second suspect has been arrested in Maryland following a lengthy investigation into a May bank robbery in Anne Arundel County, authorities announced. Cambridge resident Jamaar Cornish, 34, was arrested on Thursday, July 7, according to the Annapolis Police Department, which has been investigating the robbery of Wells Fargo in the 900 block of Bay Ridge Road earlier this year. Officers from the department responded to Wells Fargo on Wednesday, May 18, where there was a reported bank robbery that had just taken place, police said. A suspect - later identified as Annapolis resident Pedro Ngu…
Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit
Police Cruiser Rammed In Prince George's Bank Robbery Pursuit A police cruiser was struck during a pursuit of a bank robbery in Hillcrest Heights Wednesday, May 25, authorities said. Upon arrival to the bank, officers witnessed the suspect flee the scene and began a brief pursuit on the 5800 block of Silver Hill Road, around 11 a.m., according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Police did not immediately confirm which bank had been robbed.  During the pursuit, one officer's cruiser was struck. The officer did not receive injuries and the suspect was taken into custody.
Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say
Suspect Sought In Arlington County Bank Robbery, Police Say The Arlington County Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect behind a recent bank robbery. Police responded to the reported robbery in the 900 block of North Taylor Street just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, the department said.  Officers learned the male suspect entered the bank, passed a note to a teller demanding money and implied he had a weapon, police said.  The suspect then fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash. No weapons were actually seen and no injuries were reported, police added.  The suspect is described as a Black mal…
Baltimore Bank Robber, 71, Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Robbing Same Bank Twice In A Week Baltimore Bank Robber, 71, Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Robbing Same Bank Twice In A Week
Baltimore Bank Robber, 71, Sentenced To Nearly 6 Years For Robbing Same Bank Twice In A Week A Baltimore man who robbed the same bank twice in one week has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, the US Attorney’s Office for Maryland said. Lloyd Philip Simon, 71, was sentenced to 70 months, followed by five years of parole, and ordered to pay $2,034 in restitution on Thursday, March 24, the office said. Simon was previously convicted for both robberies that took place at a bank inside the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2019, WJZ reports.  The first robbery happened on August 13, 2019, the office reports. When Simon entered the building, he took a bla…
Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico
Career Criminal, 73, Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire Of NJ Politico A hardened ex-con from Connecticut admitted that he and a longtime criminal pal from Philadelphia stabbed a political consultant to death and then torched his Jersey City apartment in a murder-for-hire attack. George Bratsenis, 73, of Monroe, CT said he and his partner were paid to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of former State Sen. James Galdieri (D-Jersey City) and a prominent figure in local Hudson County politics. Bratsenis and the other killer, Bomani Africa, 61, were hired by onetime political operative Sean Caddle, who’d been an aide to former State Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) a…
NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison
NJ Man Convinced By Ex-Con To Rob Bank Gets 92 Months In Federal Prison A Camden man was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for his role in a holdup spree by a serial bank robber. Laque Hunter, 37, was recruited to rob the Ocean First Bank in Collingswood in July 2018 by Anthony L. Livingston, 50, also of Camden. Livingston helped with a demand note and even drove Hunter to the bank, authorities said. The two then split the proceeds. Livington had only just been released from federal prison less than two weeks earlier after serving 18 years for robbing eight South Jersey banks in 2000 and 2001. A day after he was freed, Livingston robbed a PNC Bank…
Maryland Inmate Attempts Daring Escape In Bathroom, Fights Cops: Police Maryland Inmate Attempts Daring Escape In Bathroom, Fights Cops: Police
Maryland Inmate Attempts Daring Escape In Bathroom, Fights Cops: Police A Montgomery County inmate tried to fight his way out of custody inside of a hospital bathroom, according to police.  Steven Ray Beitzel, 31, feigned an illness at Holy Cross Hospital and was escorted to a bathroom by police where he began to assault the deputies when his restraints  were taken off on Jan. 25, Montgomery County Police said. Beitzel even tried to get ahold of a deputy's firearm, according to officials.  The officers involved sustained minor injuries while taking Beitzel back into custody, they were treated and released at the hospital. Beitzel is being held …
Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative
Feds: Hit Man From Philly Admits Committing Murder-For-Hire For NJ Political Operative A Philadelphia resident admitted Wednesday that he was one of the two hit men paid by a onetime New Jersey political operative to kill a former associate. Bomani Africa, 61, who has a criminal history that includes convictions for robbery and drug-related crime, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for hire via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced. People immediately began wondering who the hired killers were after Sean Caddle, 44, admitted on Tuesday that he paid them to whack Michael Galdieri, the son of forme…
10K Reward Offered In Bethesda Bank Robbery 10K Reward Offered In Bethesda Bank Robbery
10K Reward Offered In Bethesda Bank Robbery Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a bank robbery suspect in Bethesda, and are offering $10,000 for any tips leading to an arrest. On Dec. 27, at 1:46 p.m. Montgomery County Police responded to a Wells Fargo bank in the 4900 block of Elm Street on a report of a robbery. Investigators say a suspect entered the bank and gave the teller a handwritten note demanding money and threatening them. The teller handed over the undisclosed amount of money and the suspect fled the scene with the cash. No one was injured and the suspect was not armed during the robbery. Surveilla…
Montgomery County Bank Robber Hops Counter, Forces Tellers Into Vault:  Police Montgomery County Bank Robber Hops Counter, Forces Tellers Into Vault:  Police
Montgomery County Bank Robber Hops Counter, Forces Tellers Into Vault: Police Police in Montgomery County are looking for a bank robbery suspect who hopped a counter and sent tellers fleeing. The robbery happened around noon at a BB&T Bank in the 19600 block of Fisher Avenue on Dec. 14 in Poolesville. The suspect announced the robbery by jumping over the counter, kicking down the plexiglass partition, and demanding cash from the tellers, Montgomery police say. The tellers then fled into the vault and locked themselves inside, after leaving cash on the counter which the suspect stole and fled with. The robbery suspect is described as a male of an unknown race,…
4 Banks, 2 Days: Robbery Spree Probed In MoCo, Prince George's 4 Banks, 2 Days: Robbery Spree Probed In MoCo, Prince George's
4 Banks, 2 Days: Robbery Spree Probed In MoCo, Prince George's There have been a rash of bank robberies in Maryland with four banks targeted within a matter of two days in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, according to FOX 5 DC.  In a bank robbery that happened on Dec. 20 out of Prince George's County police arrested two suspects. Meanwhile, suspects were still at large in the case of two bank robberies out of Montgomery County, both occurred on Dec. 21. In one of those incidents, at the M&T Bank on Flower Hill Way in Gaithersburg, a man brought in a bag with a gun and demanded cash. He was handed the money, but it had a dye pack …