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Mastermind Behind Violent Armed Bank Robbery On Long Island Sentenced
A 38-year-old man who devised a plan to rob a Long Island Wells Fargo — including zip-tying the victims — has now been sentenced to a lengthy stay in prison. Quincy Homere, age 38 of Hempstead, was given his sentence of 18 years behind bars on Friday, March 1 for the 2015 incident, the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) announced. As the brain behind the robbery (which netted the group over $375,000), Homere extensively planned the heist with his co-conspirators, the USAO said. On November 9, 2015, Homere walked into the Hempstead Wells Fargo, located on Fulton Avenue, brandishing a…
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Robbery Update: Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Selden Chase Branch
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a bank robbery on Long Island. The incident happened at around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at a Chase bank in Selden, located on Middle Country Road. Suffolk County Police said the robber told a teller that he had a weapon and handed the employee a note demanding cash. Earlier Report: Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden The teller complied and the suspect fled. On Thursday, Dec. 14, police announced that 51-year-old Joseph Amorosa, of Selden, has been apprehended in connection with the robbery. He is charged with one count of rob…
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Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery In Selden
A suspect is on the loose after a bank robbery on Long Island. See a new update here: Bank Robbery Update: Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Selden Branch, Police Say A man entered Chase Bank in Selden, located at 999 Middle Country Road, at about 3:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, verbally implied to an employee he had a weapon, and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the suspect fled. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this robbery to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers…
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Bank Robber Sentenced: Man Caught Minutes After Centereach Incident To Spend Years Behind Bars
A Long Island man who robbed a bank only to get caught less than 30 minutes after will now spend up to six years in prison, officials announced. Ralph Dominguez, a 66-year-old Middle Island man, was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 16 to three to six years in prison for a January 2023 robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. According to Dominguez’s guilty plea, on January 31, he entered the M&T Bank, located at 1919 Middle Country Road in Centereach, and handed the teller a note. Original story: Suspect From Middle Island Nabbed Minutes After Centereach Bank Robbery …
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New Update: Helmet-Wearing Wife, Husband Charged In Bank Robbery Spree In Suffolk County
A married couple has been formally charged for their alleged roles in a string of bank robberies on Long Island. Joseph Hill, age 40, and Stephanie Demola, age 34, both of Moriches, were indicted on robbery and other charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, July 28, and Monday, July 31, respectively. Earlier Report: Man, Helmet-Wearing Woman Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Bank Robberies, Police Say According to the Suffolk County DA’s office, the duo robbed three banks between Monday, July 10 and Thursday, July 13 - a Chase Bank in Yaphank, a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma, and a…
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Suspect Nabbed In Robbery Of Bank On Long Island
A suspect has been apprehended about a week after a bank robbery on Long Island. The robbery happened Thursday, July 13 at about 2:30 p.m. in Huntington Station. That's when the suspect entered New York Community Bank/Roslyn Bank, located at 693 E. Jericho Turnpike, and passed a note threatening violence and demanding money. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with proceeds. Early in the afternoon on Friday, July 21, following an investigation by Major Case Unit detectives, Steven J. Reyes, age 35, of Huntington, was arrested and charg…
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Man, Helmet-Wearing Woman Nabbed For String Of Suffolk County Bank Robberies, Police Say
Two suspects are behind bars in connection with a string of bank robberies on Long Island. Joseph Hill, age 40, and Stephanie Demola, age 34, both of Moriches, were arrested on robbery charges Monday, July 17. According to Suffolk County Police, the duo first attempted to rob a Chase Bank in Yaphank on Monday, July 10, but left without any cash after the teller refused their demands. Earlier Report: Helmet-Wearing Woman Strikes Again In New Robbery At Bank In Patchogue Hours later, the pair successfully held up a TD Bank in Lake Ronkonkoma, police said. They’re also accused of robbi…
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Man Flees With Cash After Hitting Huntington Station Branch, Police Say
Police are investigating a fourth bank robbery on Long Island in as many days. The latest hold-up occurred at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in Huntington Station at the New York Community Bank/Roslyn Bank on East Jericho Turnpike. According to Suffolk County Police, a man entered the branch and passed a teller a note threatening violence and demanding cash. Earlier Report: Helmet-Wearing Woman Strikes Again In New Robbery At Bank In Patchogue The teller complied with his demands and he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Police described the suspect as a white man…
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Helmet-Wearing Woman Strikes Again In New Robbery At Bank In Patchogue
Police are investigating another bank robbery on Long Island involving a woman who fled on a motorcycle. The suspect walked into Patchogue’s Webster Bank on Sunrise Highway at just after 9 a.m. Thursday, July 13, according to Suffolk County Police. As in previous robberies, the woman was wearing a motorcycle helmet and handed the teller a note demanding cash. She also threatened violence unless her demands were met. Earlier Report: Search Heats Up For Helmet-Wearing Woman After New Robbery Attempt Succeeds In Lake Ronkonkoma The teller complied and the woman fled with an undisclosed …
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Helmet-Wearing Woman Flees After Yaphank Bank Robbery Attempt
Police are seeking tips after a woman tried and failed to rob a Long Island bank. The incident happened at around 10 a.m. Monday, July 10, at a Chase bank in Yaphank, located near Main Street and Muellers Lane. According to Suffolk County Police, the woman gave the teller a note demanding cash, but the teller refused to comply with her demands. The suspect left empty handed and jumped onto a waiting motorcycle before fleeing the scene. Police said the woman was wearing a facemask and a motorcycle helmet. Anyone with information in the case is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Depa…
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Robber Hits Central Islip Bank; Police Seeking Tips
Police are seeking tips after a man robbed a Long Island bank. The incident happened just before 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 29, in Central Islip, at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union on South Research Place. Suffolk County Police said a man walked into the branch and handed the teller a note demanding cash and threatening to use violence. The teller complied with the man’s request and the man fled the bank on foot. No employees or customers were injured during the ordeal. Police described the suspect as a Black male, approximately 5-feet-7-inches tall. He was wearing a blue surgical mask, …
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Bank Robbery Update: Police Seeking This Man Who Targeted Central Islip Branch
This story has been updated to include a photo of the suspect. A man is on the run after robbing a Long Island bank. The incident happened just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, in Central Islip, at the Bethpage Federal Credit Union branch located on South Research Place. According to Suffolk County Police, the suspect entered the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Nobody was injured in the robbery. Police described the man as having dark skin and approximately 5-feet-6-inches tall. He wa…
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Suspect From Middle Island Nabbed Minutes After Centereach Bank Robbery
A suspect was apprehended minutes after a bank robbery on Long Island. According to Suffolk County Police, Ralph William Dominguez, age 65, entered M&T Bank in Centereach, located at 1919 Middle Country Road, at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, and handed a note demanding cash to a bank teller. The employee complied and Dominguez fled on foot. Less than a half hour later, a man matching his description was located by Suffolk County PD Sixth Precinct patrol officers in the parking lot of 1740 Middle Country Road in Centereach (see the image above). …
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Long Island Attempted Bank Robbery Suspect On Run
Police are searching for a bank robber who allegedly attempted to rob a Long Island bank while threatening a weapon and demanding cash. Earlier report: Teller Refuses Nassau Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later The incident took place in Westbury around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Bank of America at 248 Post Ave., in Westbury. According to Robbery Squad detectives, an unknown man entered the Bank of America and approached the teller. The man threatened a weapon and produced a hand-written note demanding cash from the employee. After reading th…
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Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later
Police are investigating two separate bank robberies on Long Island that occurred a half-hour apart, one successful and the other not so much. Nassau County Police officers were first called at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, with reports of a robbery at a Chase Bank in Rockville Centre, located on North Village Avenue. Employees told police that a man wearing a black ski mask and gloves had approached the teller and presented a note demanding money. The suspect threatened to use a weapon, but did not actually display one. Instead of complying with the robber’s demands, however, the tel…
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Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale
A suspect has been apprehended after a bank robbery on Long Island. The man entered TD Bank in Farmingdale, located at 90 Broadhollow Road, at around noontime Wednesday, Nov. 23, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled on foot, according to police. On Friday, Nov. 25, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives apprehended Alexander Almonte Cabrera, a resident of Farmingdale, in Levittown at 3:40 p.m. Friday. Almonte Cabrera, age 21, of 79…
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Long Island Man Nabbed For TD Bank Robbery, Police Say
A Long Island man was nabbed for an alleged bank robbery just hours after the incident. The robbery took place in Oceanside at the TD Bank around 11:50 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 9. According to Robbery Squad detectives, Joseph C. Dahmen, age 38, of Long Beach, entered the TD Bank at 247 Long Beach Road, approached a teller, and produced a demand note for cash. The teller complied and Dahmen fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of proceeds, police said. An investigation led police to Dahmen who was located with assistance from the Long Beach Police Department and placed under ar…
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Man Who Dressed As Woman Nabbed After Robbing Commack 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…
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Man Dressed As Woman At Large After Robbing Commack 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…
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Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Elwood Bank Robber
Police on Long Island are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man who allegedly robbed a bank in February. The robbery took place in Elwood around 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 4, at the TD Bank on the Jericho Turnpike. According to Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives, a man entered the TD Bank, located at 1941 Jericho Turnpike, approached a teller, and demanded that she place cash in a small black leather organizer. The teller complied and the man fled the scene in a black Nissan 4-door sedan eastbound on Jericho Turnpike, police said. S…
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Police Searching For Man Who Attempted To Rob Coram Bank
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly attempted to rob an M&T Bank. The incident took place in Suffolk County around 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the bank located at 1830 Route 112 in Coram. According to Suffolk County Police, a man entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash. The teller did not comply and the robber fled the scene, police said. The suspect was described as a white man possibly in his mid to late 20s. He is approximately 5-feet-7 with a slight build and dark, wavy hair. He was wearing a d…
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Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Greenlawn
A suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. The man entered TD Bank in Greenlawn, located at 460 Pulaski Road, at approximately 1:10 p.m. Sunday, July 31, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and gave the suspect cash from the drawer, according to police. The robber fled on foot. The suspect is described as having an average build. He was wearing dark clothing and a dark face covering. Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. …
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Suspect On Run After Robbing Long Island TD Bank, Police Say
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a suspect who allegedly robbed a TD Bank and made off with cash. The robbery took place in Rockville Centre at the TD Bank at 290 Merrick Road around 11:25 a.m., Sunday, May 1. According to detectives, a 37-year-old female bank manager reported that an unknown man approached her as she was working as a teller. The man then passed her a note that demanded cash. After the teller complied, the man put an undisclosed amount of cash into a white bag and proceeded to walk out of the bank, said the Nassau Coun…
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Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Suspect In LI Chase Bank Robbery
A months-long investigation into a bank robbery on Long Island led to the arrest of a suspect who is now facing charges, police announced. On Friday, Feb. 25, Nassau County police investigators that Freeport resident Shamont Hoosuendove, age 37, has been charged with one count of second-degree robbery after targeting Chase Bank in Carle Place last fall. Police said that shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, Hoosuendove allegedly walked into Chase Bank on Old Country Road, slipping a teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and Hoosuendove fled with an undisclosed …
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Police Searching For Man Who Robbed Long Island Bank At Gunpoint
An investigation is underway after a man robbed a Long Island bank at gunpoint. The robbery happened at the Capital One Bank, located at 2303 Grand Ave. in Baldwin, at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Police said the man approached the teller demanding money, and gave the teller a demand note. NCPD said the man then displayed a handgun. The teller complied and the suspect ran away with an undetermined amount of money, police said. He was last seen traveling south on Grand Avenue, authorities said. At the time of the robbery, …
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Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery
A suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. The male suspect entered Citi bank located in Mineola at 250 Old Country Road at around noontime on Saturday, Feb. 12, according to Nassau County Police. He approached the teller and passed a note demanding money, said police. The teller complied and the subject fled on foot in an unknown direction with an undetermined amount of US currency, according to police. The suspect is described as being about 6-foot tall, between 40 and 50 years old, with an average build, salt and pepper hair, wearing a black jacket over a black sweatshir…
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Suspect At Large After Long Island Bank Robbery, Police Say
A suspect is at large after allegedly robbing a Long Island bank and making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Nassau County Police Department Robbery Squad detectives were called to the Roslyn Savings Bank on Merrick Avenue in Merrick at 1:15 p.m.on Wednesday, Feb. 9, where there was a report of a robbery. Police said that the suspect approached a teller and presented her with a note demanding money, to which she complied. The man then fled on foot with the money southbound on Merrick Avenue. At the time of the robbery, there were four employees and two customers …
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Suspect At Large After Suffolk County Bank Robbery
Police are searching for a suspect after a Long Island bank robbery. A man entered the TD Bank branch in Elwood, located at 1941 Jericho Turnpike, at approximately 3:55 p.m., Friday, Feb. 4, and verbally demanded money from the teller, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the man fled the bank on foot, according to police. The man is described as being White, wearing a knit cap, dark jacket, light pants and a face covering. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers a…
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Suspect Jumps Over Counter During Brazen Bank Robbery In Suffolk, Police Say
A suspect is on the loose after a brazen midday Long Island bank robbery. The man entered TD Bank in East Farmingdale, located at 90 Broadhollow Road, at approximately 12:35 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, jumped over the counter, and demanded cash from a teller, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the man fled the bank on foot. The man is described as being Black, approximately 5-foot-11 to 6 feet tall, wearing dark clothing and a mask. Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to call the Suffolk County PD Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stopper…
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Suspect At Large After Suffolk County Bank Robbery
Police are searching for a suspect after a late-afternoon Long Island bank robbery. The man entered the Citibank branch in Lindenhurst, located at 120 Sunrise Highway, at approximately 4:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, and handed a teller a note demanding cash and announced a robbery, Suffolk County Police said. The suspect left without proceeds when the teller did not immediately comply and fled on foot in an unknown direction, according to police. The man is white, 5-foot-8 inches tall to 5 feet 10 inches tall, with facial hair, police said. He was wearing what appeared to be an N95 mask…
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Duo Nabbed For Attempting To Rob Suffolk County Bank, Police Say
A serial bank robber was among two who were busted attempting to rob a Long Island branch, police announced. According to the Suffolk County Police Department, Mastic resident Dominic Scotto, age 31, entered Chase Bank on Grand Boulevard in Deer Park at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, handing a teller a note demanding cash. When the teller declined, police said that Scotto left the bank empty-handed, and he and his driver, West Islip resident Adam Postiglione, age 32, were arrested outside the bank after authorities were notified. Both were taken into custody without incident…
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