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Hudson Valley Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say Hudson Valley Bank Robbery Suspect On Run With Cash, Police Say
Hudson Valley 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…
Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Branches In Region Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Branches In Region
Bank Robbery Injuring Teller: 29-Year-Old Admits To Armed Heists At Branches In Region A 29-year-old man is facing years in federal prison after admitting his role in two armed bank robberies in the region, one of which injured an employee. Capital Region resident Ulysses Wall, of Rensselaer, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in Albany federal court on Monday, Aug. 21. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Northern District, Walls and co-defendant Christopher Cohn robbed two banks in Albany and North Greenbush in February 2019. They first hit an Albany Trustco Bank on Feb. 6, 2019, where Cohn told Walls he was about to “go do this,” meaning rob the bank, prosecutors…
Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Branch In Region, Police Say Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Branch In Region, Police Say
Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Branch In Region, Police Say A 59-year-old man is accused of robbing a bank in the region at gunpoint. The robbery happened at around 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, in Albany at the Broadview bank on State Street, according to Albany Police. Investigators said Leonard Price, of Albany, entered the branch and displayed a handgun, demanding money from the drawer. The teller complied and Price fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. No employees or customers were injured during the robbery. Price was arrested Saturday, Aug. 12, on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Following arraignment, he was ordered held…
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…
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Bank Robbery In Region Police Seek To ID Suspect In Bank Robbery In Region
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Bank Robbery In Region Police are asking for help with identifying a suspect caught on video robbing a bank in the region. The Albany County robbery occurred Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the TD Bank in Colonie, located on Central Avenue, according to police. There were no reports of injuries. Surveillance images released by police show the suspect wearing a blue shirt and black jacket with a black face mask and Phillies baseball cap. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Colonie Police investigations division at 518-783-2754. Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Capital Region Crime Stoppers webs…
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…
Dutchess Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Area Bank Dutchess Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Area Bank
Dutchess Man Admits To Car Jacking, Stealing Money From Area 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…
Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed A Day After Getting Away With Cash, Police Say Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed A Day After Getting Away With Cash, Police Say
Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed A Day After Getting Away With Cash, 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…
Dutchess County Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Carjacking In Area Dutchess County Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Carjacking In Area
Dutchess County Man Nabbed For Bank Robbery, Carjacking In Area 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…
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…
Area Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery Area Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery
Area 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 …
Fishkill Police Searching For Armed Bank Robber In White Truck Fishkill Police Searching For Armed Bank Robber In White Truck
Fishkill 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…
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 Released Of Suspect Police Say Threatened To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery Photo Released Of Suspect Police Say Threatened To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery
Photo Released Of Suspect Police Say Threatened To Use Explosives During Wappinger Bank Robbery 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 Bank Robbery In Wappinger Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Wappinger
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Wappinger 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…
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 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 …
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Area Bank Robbery Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Area Bank Robbery
Former Teller Sentenced For Participating In Violent Area Bank Robbery 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…
Suspect From Lagrangeville Nabbed After Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robbery Suspect From Lagrangeville Nabbed After Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robbery
Suspect From Lagrangeville Nabbed After Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robbery A 33-year-old man was arrested just minutes after allegedly robbing a Town of Poughkeepsie bank. Nicholas J. Salfelder of Lagrangeville was arrested shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, when police received a call of a reported bank robbery at the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union on South Road (Route 9), said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Lt. Kevin Faber. Salfelder entered the bank and told the teller he had a gun and demanded money, Faber said. He then placed the money in a bag and left the bank. There were no injuries, and no gun was displayed, Faber said. A description of …
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: Dutchess Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation Video: Dutchess Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy Investigation
Video: Dutchess Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Lengthy 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…
Reward Offered In Investigation Of Multiple Poughkeepsie Bank Robberies Reward Offered In Investigation Of Multiple Poughkeepsie Bank Robberies
Reward Offered In Investigation Of Multiple Poughkeepsie Bank Robberies New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the man responsible for multiple bank robberies in the City of Beacon Police Department, the Town of Poughkeepsie and the City of Poughkeepsie/ The robberies began on Dec. 11, when a man described as a light-skinned black male entered the Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in Beacon and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. On Dec. 21, a person described as a light-skinned black male entered the M&T bank in the City of Poughkeepsie and passed a note dema…
Police Search For Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robber After Crash Police Search For Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robber After Crash
Police Search For Town Of Poughkeepsie Bank Robber After Crash The Town of Poughkeepsie Police is asking for the public's help in locating a man who robbed a bank Tuesday and then escaped in a vehicle before crashing it and getting away on foot. The incident began around 6 p.m. when police responded to the TEG Federal Credit Union at 11 Marist Drive for a reported bank robbery, said Capt. Ken Roman.  The suspect, described as a black male, 5-foot-11, wearing a black coat, a green scarf and black gloves, robbed the bank before fleeing in a vehicle onto Marist Drive heading toward North Road, Roman said. It was later reported that the vehicle had a mino…