Tag:

Bank Robbery

Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say
Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for an alleged bank robber who made off with an undetermined amount of cash. The robbery took place in Orange County in the town of Newburgh around 12:15 p.m., Saturday, Sept. at Walden Savings Bank at 5329 Route 9W. According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Newburgh Police, officers were dispatched to the bank after receiving an alert of a robbery. They arrived minutes after the suspect ran from the scene on foot, heading northbound through the Morehead Honda parking lot, Talarico said. During an investigation, employees told officers that the suspe…
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…
Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say
Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Making Off With Cash, Police Say A man who allegedly robbed an M&T bank in the region is on the run after making off with cash. The robbery took place in Sullivan County around 1:20 p.m., Friday, April 8 at the bank located in Monticello at 4446 Route 42, said the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. Witness told sheriff’s detectives that a white male wearing an orange shirt and no mask entered the bank and passed a note to the teller stating he had a gun and demanded money, the sheriff's office said. The suspect then fled the bank with an undetermined amount of cash, the department said. The Sheriff’s Office has obtai…
Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Orange County Bank Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Orange County Bank
Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Orange County Bank 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…
Greenwood Lake Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Police Say Greenwood Lake Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Police Say
Greenwood Lake Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Police Say A suspected bank robber in the Hudson Valley was nabbed following an investigation. Christopher Foxton, age 38, of Greenwood Lake in Orange County, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 16, said police. According to police, Foxton, formerly of Ringwood, New Jersey, walked into the Chase Bank on Windermere Avenue and demanded money while displaying a firearm,  the Greenwood Lake Police Department said. After getting a bag of cash, Foxton fled the area on foot, police said. An investigation led to Foxton, and a warrant was issued for his arrest and he was arrested on Saturday and charged with…
Woman Caught After Robbing Bank In Hudson Valley Of $7K, Police Say Woman Caught After Robbing Bank In Hudson Valley Of $7K, Police Say
Woman Caught After Robbing Bank In Hudson Valley Of $7K, 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…
Hudson Valley Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide Hudson Valley Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide
Hudson Valley Man Involved In NYC Triple-Murder Suicide 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…
Man Nabbed For Orange County Bank Robbery, Carjacking Man Nabbed For Orange County Bank Robbery, Carjacking
Man Nabbed For Orange County Bank Robbery, Carjacking A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing an Orange County bank after a pursuit with state police. Dutchess County resident Leonard Dolson, age 45, of Beekman, was arrested around 9:42 p.m., on Friday, March 19, after state police in Orange County assisted the Village of Goshen Police Department with a bank robbery on Main Street in the village of Goshen, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Following the robbery, state police were provided with a description of the suspect and the vehicle used. Troopers learned that the suspect vehicle, a Honda Civic, was stolen via a carjacking from the city of…
Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree
Man Admits To NJ, NY Bank Robbery Spree A New Jersey man admitted to a bank robbery spree across New York and New Jersey. Myron Anderson, 40, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Friday, Nov. 13 to five counts of bank robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act robbery before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said in a statement. The robberies occurred between October 2018 and January 2019. Anderson admitted to the following bank robberies: Myron Anderson admitted to the above bank robberies.U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito In each robbery, Anderson walked into the banks with a hat pulled down closely over his e…
Wanted Suspect Demanded $7M During Bank Robbery Attempt, Police Say Wanted Suspect Demanded $7M During Bank Robbery Attempt, Police Say
Wanted Suspect Demanded $7M During Bank Robbery Attempt, Police Say Police are searching for a would-be robber who asked a Suffolk County bank teller for seven million dollars in an unarmed holdup, saying that "they" would harm his children if he didn't get the money.  Bank tellers at the Berkshire Bank on Main Street in Bloomingburg allegedly refused to give the man money during the incident at approximately 12: 45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, and the man left when the bank employees threatened to call police.  The  man fled the scene in a silver 2019-2020 Kia that had been stripped of license plates and registration stickers.  A small whi…
Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Area Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Area
Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Area A suspect was apprehended shortly after a bank robbery in the area. It happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10 in Nanuet at the Capital One Bank located at 46 E. Route 59. The initial reports stated that an adult man entered the bank and passed a note to the teller demanding money, Clarkstown Police Department said, noting that no weapons were displayed.  At this point of the investigation the amount of money stolen by the suspect is undetermined, police said.  The responding patrol units and detectives were able to determine the identification of…
Person Of Interest Nabbed In Connection To Route 59 Bank Robbery Person Of Interest Nabbed In Connection To Route 59 Bank Robbery
Person Of Interest Nabbed In Connection To Route 59 Bank Robbery A person of interest is in custody in connection with the robbery of the Chase Bank on Route 59. The bank, in Nanuet, was robbed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3 by a man wearing a black knit cap, black jacket, and blue jeans, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. He then fled in a blue taxi, police said. Detectives working the case were able to obtain surveillance video from the bank and the person of interest was identified and located, Peters said. The man was taken into custody within four hours of the robbery at 1:45 p.m., Peters added. Further details, including the man's …
Police Searching For Area Bank Robbery Suspect Who Fled In Blue Taxi Police Searching For Area Bank Robbery Suspect Who Fled In Blue Taxi
Police Searching For Area Bank Robbery Suspect Who Fled In Blue Taxi This story has been updated. Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed the Chase Bank in Nanuet and fled the scene in a taxi cab. The incident took place around 10:40 a.m., Monday, Feb. 3, at the Chase Bank located at 123 E Route 59 in Nanuet, said Clarkstown Police Officer Norman Peters. The suspect was wearing a black knit cap, black jacket, and blue jeans when he entered the bank and passed a note to the teller, Peters said. "At this point in the investigation, it is still unclear the amount of money was stolen by the suspect," Peters said.  The man then fled in a blue …
UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say
Update: 'Bomb Carrying' Bergen, Rockland, Dutchess Bank Robber Stole $233,000, Feds Say UPDATE: A 29-year-old Airmont man captured by a team of law enforcement agents on Tuesday robbed four banks in Bergen, Rockland and Dutchess 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 be…
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 …
Police Searching For Armed Bank Robber In White Truck Police Searching For Armed Bank Robber In White Truck
Police Searching For Armed Bank Robber In White Truck Police are asking the public for help locating a man who allegedly robbed an area Trustco Bank at gunpoint. The robbery took place in Fishkill around 11:59 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, when the man walked into the bank at 1545 Route 52 and demanded money while using a gun, said Town of Fishkill Police Lt. Paul Schettino. The man, described as being a white man wearing a black hoodie and mask, got away with cash, Schettino said. He was last seen driving a white Dodge Durango truck without a license plate.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Fishkill Pollice at 845-831-1110 or the…
Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber
Recognize Him? FBI Offers Reward For 'Bomb Carrying' Pomona, Park Ridge Robber The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man who they said robbed banks in Pomona and Park Ridge earlier this year by claiming to have a bomb. In the earlier holdup, the robber held up a Chase Bank branch in the Pacesetter Shopping Center on Route 202 in Pomona on Jan. 24 while carrying a box that he claimed contained explosives, the FBI said. The FBI said he “specifically demanded cash secured in the back of the bank,” then “exited through the back with an undisclosed amount of money.” The same robber made off with what autho…
Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Area Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Area
Suspect Apprehended After Returning To Scene Of Armed Bank Robbery In Area 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…
Photo: This Bank Robbery Suspect Threatened To Use Explosives, Police Say Photo: This Bank Robbery Suspect Threatened To Use Explosives, Police Say
Photo: This Bank Robbery Suspect Threatened To Use Explosives, Police Say Police have released a photo of a suspect on the loose after a noontime bank robbery in the area earlier this week. The robbery occurred at approximately 11:52 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Trustco Bank on Route 9 near Myers Corners Road in the town of Wappinger, according to state police. An investigation revealed a white man dressed in all black, with a black umbrella, and ski mask entered the bank and threatened the use of an explosive device to gain access to the vault, and left the bank with an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency, police said. The investigation remains ongoing. If a…
Suspect On Loose After Threatening To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery, Police Say Suspect On Loose After Threatening To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery, Police Say
Suspect On Loose After Threatening To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery, Police Say A suspect is on the loose after a noontime bank robbery in the area. The robbery occurred at approximately 11:52 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, at Trustco Bank on Route 9 near Myers Corners Road in the town of Wappinger, according to state police. An investigation revealed a white man dressed in all black, with a black umbrella, and ski mask entered the bank and threatened the use of an explosive device to gain access to the vault, and left the bank with an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency, police said. The investigation remains ongoing. If anyone has possible information regarding this i…
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 Shot, Killed During Raid At Area Motel ID Released For Suspect Shot, Killed During Raid At Area Motel
ID Released For Suspect Shot, Killed During Raid At Area 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 …
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area The FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Ramapo Police Department are offering a reward for help identifying a bank robbery suspect.  Investigators say a man went into the Chase Bank in Ramapo, on Jan. 24, demanded money from the teller, and threatened to set off a box he claimed was filled with explosives, the FBI said. Investigators say the robber left with a large number of new $2 bills with sequential serial numbers.  Surveillance photos show the suspect drove off in a dark gray or black 2015-2018 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad-Cab truck.  The black vehicle the robber used in the getaway.FBI …
Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Area Shopping Center Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Area Shopping Center
Suspect On Loose After Chase Bank Robbery In Area Shopping Center Ramapo Police are working jointly with the FBI to investigate a robbery at the Chase Bank in Pomona. The incident took place Thursday afternoon, Jan. 24 around 5 p.m., at the bank located in the Pacesetter Shopping Center on Route 202. Ramapo police are not releasing any information except to say the center is open and businesses are accessible except the Chase Bank. The Chase ATM is available, police said. The suspect fled the area. No injuries were reported. 
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Area This story has been updated. A suspect is at large after a bank robbery Thursday morning in Rockland County. The robbery took place around 8:45 a.m. at the Chase Bank located at 61 Smith St. in Nanuet, said Clarkstown Police Det. Peter Walker.  Responding patrol units interviewed the bank staff and obtained a description of a black male wearing a black leather jacket, light blue jeans, and a black winter hat.  Clarkstown Police are searching for the man pictured.Clarkstown Police Department The suspect presented the bank teller a note demanding money. The bank teller gave the suspect …
Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More
Oradell Ex-Con Admits Robbing Mahwah, Edgewater Banks, More An Oradell man admitted in federal court Wednesday that he robbed banks in Edgewater and Mahwah – one of them with help from his girlfriend -- as well as an out-of-area bank, gas station and liquor store. Joel Robbins, a 47-year-old Tenafly native, was caught after he pointed a fake gun at two tellers at a TD Bank on Route 17 in Mahwah on Dec. 3 and demanded money, warning them not to “make me have to kill you,” authorities said. Soel, who wore a bandana over his face, then left with an undisclosed amount of cash – dropping bills along the way – and hopped into a waiting Toyota Corolla dr…
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Bank Robbery Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent Bank Robbery
Former Teller Convicted Of Participating In Violent 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…
Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect Caught After Chase Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect Caught After Chase
Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect Caught After Chase Click here for an updated story: Orange County Bank Robbery Suspect Recently Released From Prison, Police Say An Orange County bank robbery suspect took police on a wild chase on Thursday afternoon after allegedly attempting to stick up a Port Jervis branch. Officers from the Port Jervis Police Department were dispatched to the TD Bank branch location on East Main Street at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, where there was a report of a robbery in progress. Police said the suspect fled the scene before officers from Port Jervis, Deerpark and state police troopers responded to…