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Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say
Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say A man who authorities in New York say robbed a bank while dressed as a woman has been apprehended. The incident happened on Long Island around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in Commack. The man entered Teachers Federal Credit Union, located at 10 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled in a gray minivan westbound on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, according to police. On Monday morning, Oct. 10, Suffolk County Police announced the suspect's arrest. Following an investigation, Major…
Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say
Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say Updated story: Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing NY Bank, Police Say A man is at large after authorities in New York say he robbed a bank while dressed as a woman. It happened on Long Island around 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 in Commack. A man entered Teachers Federal Credit Union, located at 10 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled in a gray minivan westbound on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, according to police. The man's described as white who was wearing a…
Man Admits To Knifepoint Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Bank In Hudson Valley Man Admits To Knifepoint Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Bank In Hudson Valley
Man Admits To Knifepoint Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Bank In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with a knifepoint theft of a car and a bank robbery. Dutchess County resident Leonard Dolson, age 45, of Beekman, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 1 to the carjacking which took. place in March 2021, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. At the time that he pleaded guilty, Dolson admitted that on Friday, March 19, 2021, at about 3:15 p.m., he forcibly stole a car from the Save-A-Lot grocery store located at 97 Lake Street, in the City of Newburgh, the DA's Office said. Prosecutors argued that D…
Woman Caught Moments After Robbing Chase Bank Of Thousands In Westchester, Police Say Woman Caught Moments After Robbing Chase Bank Of Thousands In Westchester, Police Say
Woman Caught Moments After Robbing Chase Bank Of Thousands In Westchester, Police Say A woman was taken into custody in Westchester after allegedly threatening a bank teller with a gun and attempting to make off with thousands of dollars, police said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to Chase Bank on North Avenue at 9:48 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, where there was a report of a robbery in progress, Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said. According to Costa, the investigation determined that New Rochelle resident Mary Thompson, 56, handed the teller a note that stated “give me $100,000 I have a gun.” The teller then proceeded to turn over approximately $7,000…
Westchester Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide Had Violent Past Westchester Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide Had Violent Past
Westchester Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide Had Violent Past A Westchester County man who gunned down three people and then killed himself on his 9-year-old daughter's birthday had a violent past. The killings were discovered around 11:22 p.m., Monday, April 5, when New York City Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired/possible people shot at 362 Sutter Ave., in Brownsville, Brooklyn, said NYPD Detective Annette Shelton.  When police arrived on the scene, they found three women inside the apartment dead from gunshot wounds, the NYPD said. NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said Tuesday, April 6 the child made the call to 911. “She…
Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery
Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery A 52-year-old Westchester man has been sentenced for his attempted robbery of an area bank last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Henry Nieves, of New Rochelle, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted robbery last year for robbing a bank in Yonkers and being apprehended when he returned to the scene of the crime. Investigators from the Yonkers Police Department responded to Wells Fargo on South Broadway in Yonkers at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 last year, where…
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Rockland, Dutchess, Bergen Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Rockland, Dutchess and Bergen counties of $233,000 in all, often by claiming to have a bomb and once by pointing what appeared to be a weapon, authorities said. Yosef Ziegler was taken into custody in Airmont early Tuesday by a team of federal agents and law enforcement officersfrom the jurisdictions where the banks were robbed -- among them, investigators from the FBI and Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Ziegler held up the four banks in the two states over a 10-month period beginning …
Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Westchester, Police Say Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Westchester, Police Say
Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Westchester, Police Say A 51-year-old Westchester man was taken into police custody after returning to the scene of the crime of an alleged bank robbery, police said. Investigators from the Yonkers Police Department responded to Wells Fargo on South Broadway in Yonkers at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of an armed robbery. Police said that officers met with staff at the bank, who stated that a Hispanic man dressed in hospital scrubs and no shoes approached a teller with a knife, demanding money. He was handed more than $2,700 in cash and proceeded to flee the area, promptin…
FBI's Shield Of Bravery Awarded To Detective In Westchester FBI's Shield Of Bravery Awarded To Detective In Westchester
FBI's Shield Of Bravery Awarded To Detective In Westchester A Westchester County detective was honored with the FBI’s Shield of Bravery for his role in taking down a “violent masked subject” who committed several armed bank robberies. Westchester County Police Det. Terence Malone was presented with the award by FBI Director Christopher Wray this week for his work while working on a joint federal and local FBI Westchester County Safe Street Task Force. According to the FBI, the Shield of Bravery recognizes courageous acts occurring in the line of duty or within the scope of FBI employment, including work with a task force or an undercover operation,…
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…
New Info: One Killed, Two Others Arrested In Westchester Motel FBI/Police Raid New Info: One Killed, Two Others Arrested In Westchester Motel FBI/Police Raid
New Info: One Killed, Two Others Arrested In Westchester Motel FBI/Police Raid The identities of the suspect shot and killed, along with two others who were arrested in the officer-involved shooting during a raid by the FBI and police at a motel in Westchester, have been released. The suspect, who was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center, was sought in connection with more than one investigation in Connecticut and elsewhere, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. He was identified as 42-year-old Samuel Galberth of West Haven, Connecticut. A second man, 55-year-old Darryl Donell Henry of New Haven. who had been with Galberth in the mot…
ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel
ID Released For Suspect Killed During Raid At Westchester Motel This story has been updated. The identities of the suspect shot and killed, along with two others arrested, in the officer-involved shooting during a raid by the FBI and police at a motel in Westchester overnight, have been released. The suspect, who was pronounced dead at Westchester County Medical Center, was sought in connection with more than one investigation in Connecticut and elsewhere, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. He was identified as 42-year-old Samuel Galberth of West Haven, Connecticut. A second man, 55-year-old Darryl Donell Henry of New …
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Bank Robbery In Westchester A former bank teller in Westchester has been sentenced for her participation in an armed robbery that netted more than $300,000 and a vacation to Aruba. Virginia Blanco has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for participating in the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch on Odel Avenue in Yonkers in October 2013 that included several rounds being fired during the exchange. She must also pay $303,500 in restitution. Blanco had been found guilty by a jury of conspiracy, bank robbery, and a firearm offense in July last year following a four-day trial in White Plains federal court, U.S. At…
Police In Scarsdale Track Down 2015 Webster Bank Robbery Police In Scarsdale Track Down 2015 Webster Bank Robbery
Police In Scarsdale Track Down 2015 Webster Bank Robbery It may have taken more than three years, but police in Scarsdale tracked down a bank robbery suspect and got their guy. A man walked into Webster Bank on Popham Road in Scarsdale at approximately 11 a.m. on July 18, 2015. He was seen on surveillance video wearing sunglasses and a yellow hat, slipping a teller a note that read “GIVE ME ALL YOUR (…).” The man then took off on foot, taking off with an undisclosed amount of money. The bank robbery launched an extensive investigation involving Scarsdale detectives, members of the FBI’s Bank Robbery Task Force, the Westchester County Police and t…
Feds Handling Case Against Accused Scarsdale Bank Robber Feds Handling Case Against Accused Scarsdale Bank Robber
Feds Handling Case Against Accused Scarsdale Bank Robber A serial bank robber from the Bronx admitted Wednesday that he held up banks in Fort Lee and Hasbrouck Heights and was planning to hit another in Englewood when federal agents captured him. Eddy Cruz, 42, also admitted during a plea hearing in U.S. District Court in Trenton that he robbed a PNC Bank branch in Jackson Township on Christmas Eve 2013  Cruz said he robbed a TD Bank branch in Fort Lee on Feb. 13, 2017 and another in Hasbrouck Heights on Feb. 18, 2017, wearing a mask to disguise his identity both times and handing the tellers notes demanding cash. Cruz is also charged with a ban…
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Westchester Bank Robbery A former bank teller in Westchester is facing decades in prison for her participation in an armed robbery that netted more than $300,000 - and a vacation to Aruba. Virginia Blanco was found guilty on Tuesday on every count for her with participating in the robbery of a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Yonkers in October 2013 that included multiple rounds being fired during the exchange.  Geoffrey Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, called the robbery “an inside job.” In October 2013, while Blanco was working as a teller at the Odell Avenue Wells Fargo bank b…
Video: Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation Video: Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation
Video: Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Months-Long Investigation A 36-year-old man has been charged in connection with a months-long investigation of a bank robbery in the area. State Police began the investigation of a robbery at the Bank of Millbrook’s Stanfordville Branch, located at 11 Hunns Lake Road, in the Town of Stanford on Aug. 7, 2017 at approximately 1:13 p.m. A male subject entered the bank, displayed what appeared to be a handgun, and stole over $12,000 in cash, police said. The suspect then fled the bank on foot, and reportedly got into a light-colored minivan parked down the road. A nine-month investigation by the Troop K Bureau of Inves…
Suspect On Loose After Greenburgh Chase Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose After Greenburgh Chase Bank Robbery
Suspect On Loose After Greenburgh Chase Bank Robbery Police are investigating a bank robbery of a Chase location on Tarrytown Road in White Plains. Investigators from the Greenburgh Police Department were dispatched to Chase Bank on Tarrytown Road at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Friday, April 13, where there was a report of an alleged robbery. According to police, the suspect passed a note to the teller, taking off on foot after allegedly stealing an undisclosed amount of cash. The same bank branch was robbed last year. Police described the suspect as an African-American man wearing a black and white shirt, red, hooded sweatshirt with a black …
Police Search For Westchester Bank Robbery Suspect Police Search For Westchester Bank Robbery Suspect
Police Search For Westchester Bank Robbery Suspect Police are on the lookout for a suspect who allegedly threatened a Westchester bank teller and reportedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police confirmed on Wednesday. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department confirmed that a man wearing a sweatshirt robbed PCSB Bank on East First Street at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, allegedly handing a note over demanding the money, stating he had a weapon, according to multiple reports. The man proceeded to flee with an undisclosed amount of cash. According to a report, the suspect was a black male who was wearing a h…