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Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds
Store Owner Sold Disguise He Wore In Bank Robbery In His Martha's Vineyard Store: Feds A 40-year-old Martha's Vineyard store owner is accused of robbing a bank in April, where he zip-tied the employees and said he'd planted a bomb on the counter, federal authorities announced this week.  Petar Petyoshin, age 40, of Edgartown, is charged with a single count of armed bank robbery, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He has been held in jail on a related state charge since May.  Investigators allege that Petyoshin entered a Rockland Trust Bank branch in the Cape Cod town of Falmouth on April 8 wearing a blonde wig and face mask and pointing a pistol. He put an object on the…

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by Josh Lanier
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Methuen Man Who Robbed Tewksbury Bank, Escaped After High-Speed Chase Gets 7 Years: Feds Methuen Man Who Robbed Tewksbury Bank, Escaped After High-Speed Chase Gets 7 Years: Feds
Methuen Man Who Robbed Tewksbury Bank, Escaped After High-Speed Chase Gets 7 Years: Feds A 26-year-old Methuen man who pleaded guilty to robbing a Tewksbury bank at gunpoint before leading police on a high-speed chase was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison,  authorities said.  Caio Costa approached a teller at the Salem Five Bank at 2171 Main St. wearing a motorcycle helmet to cover his face and demanded cash, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  “Give me all your money, and I’m not leaving here without the hundreds," he told the teller, according to authorities. They complied and handed over more than $7,000 in cash.  Costa jump…

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by Josh Lanier