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Bank Robbery: Man Arrested 30 Minutes After Western Mass Heist, Police Say Bank Robbery: Man Arrested 30 Minutes After Western Mass Heist, Police Say
Bank Robbery: Man Arrested 30 Minutes After Western Mass Heist, Police Say A 59-year-old man was arrested only about 30 minutes after he allegedly held up a Hampden County bank, authorities said.  Richard Villeneuve, 59, of Springfield, is charged with unarmed robbery in the Friday, March 17th heist, Springfield police said on Monday.  Officers said Villeneuve entered the TD Bank at 441 Cooley Street around 4:40 p.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash. They obliged but hit the silent panic button that alerted police to the robbery.  Police spotted Villeneuve on Hudson Street just after 5 p.m. and arrested him with the cash still …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
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…

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by Josh Lanier
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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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Attempted Armed Robbery At TD Bank In Massachusetts Duo Nabbed For Attempted Armed Robbery At TD Bank In Massachusetts
Duo Nabbed For Attempted Armed Robbery At TD Bank In Massachusetts Two Western Mass men have been arrested for allegedly robbing a TD bank in the region. The robbery took place in Springfield around 9:15 a.m., Saturday, April 9 at the bank located on the 500 block of Sumner Avenue.   A teller told officers one of the suspects handed over a note demanding money and implying that he had a gun, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. The suspect, later identified as Edward Rosso, age 22, of Springfield, got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, Walsh said. Crime Analysts in the Springfield Police Department’s Real-Time Analysis C…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Bank Robber With A Bomb Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Prison Bank Robber With A Bomb Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Prison
Bank Robber With A Bomb Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Prison A man who threatened to blow up banks if he didn’t get the money he wanted, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. The bank robberies happened at TD Bank in Worcester and East Boston Savings Bank in Revere. Samuel Jose Baptista, 27, of Boston, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 29, to prison as well as restitution of the money stolen from the banks - about $30,000 - and two years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. Baptista pleaded guilty to charges associated with the robberies in February. The robberies took place in October of 2019. On Oct…

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by Kristin Palpini