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Alleged Serial Bank Robber Busted After Targeting Branches On Long Island Alleged Serial Bank Robber Busted After Targeting Branches On Long Island
Alleged Serial Bank Robber Busted After Targeting Branches On Long Island An alleged serial bank robber on Long Island is in police custody after targeting three separate branches in less than a week, law enforcement authorities announced. Hempstead resident Loreto Ferri, age 49, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of robbery on Tuesday, Feb. 15 in West Hempstead, Nassau County police officials said. According to police, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, Ferri allegedly entered the Roslyn Savings Bank on Merrick Avenue in Merrick at approximately 1:15 p.m., when he approached a teller and slipped her a note demanding money. The teller complied and Ferri allegedly …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County St. Patrick's Day Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County St. Patrick's Day Bank Robbery
Suspect Nabbed In Suffolk County St. Patrick's Day Bank Robbery A suspect has been charged in connection with a St. Patrick's Day bank robbery on Long Island. It happened Tuesday, March 17 at approximately 4 p.m. in Centereach, Suffolk County Police said. The suspect, Chris Nilsen, 61, of Medford, entered People’s United Bank, located at 1919 Middle Country Road, and demanded cash, according to police. The teller complied with the demand and gave Nilsen cash from the drawer, said police. Nilsen fled on foot northbound through the bank’s parking lot. Nilsen was charged with third-degree robbery on Friday, April 17. He will be held …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect On Loose After Suffolk Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose After Suffolk Bank Robbery
Suspect On Loose After Suffolk Bank Robbery A suspect is on the loose after a bank robbery on Long Island. It happened Tuesday, March 17 at approximately 4 p.m. in Centereach, Suffolk County Police said. The suspect entered People’s United Bank, located at 1919 Middle Country Road, and demanded cash, according to police. The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. The man fled on foot northbound through the bank’s parking lot. The man is described as white and wearing dark clothing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this robbery to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-655…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect Nabbed After Suffolk County Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Suffolk County Bank Robbery
Suspect Nabbed After Suffolk County Bank Robbery A suspect has been charged after a Long Island bank robbery earlier in the day. The robbery took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb 27, in West Babylon, said the Suffolk County Police. According to detectives, the suspect, now identified as George Swanton, 60, of West Babylon, entered the People’s United Bank, at 955 Little East Neck Road, and handed a teller a note demanding cash.  The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. Swanton then fled on a bicycle, northbound on Little East Neck Road, police said.  Swanton was charged with third-deg…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect On Loose After Suffolk County Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose After Suffolk County Bank Robbery
Suspect On Loose After Suffolk County Bank Robbery Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed After Long Island Bank Robbery Police are searching for a man in his 60s who allegedly robbed a Long Island bank. The robbery took place around 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb 27, in West Babylon, said the Suffolk County Police. According to detectives, a man entered the People’s United Bank, at 955 Little East Neck Road, and handed a teller a note demanding cash.  The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer.  The man then fled on a bicycle, northbound on Little East Neck Road, police said.  The man i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged In Bank Robberies On Back-To-Back Days In Suffolk Hamlet Man Charged In Bank Robberies On Back-To-Back Days In Suffolk Hamlet
Man Charged In Bank Robberies On Back-To-Back Days In Suffolk Hamlet A suspect has been charged for allegedly committing a pair of bank robberies in as many days in a hamlet on Long Island. Ismael Colon, 41, of Holtsville is the suspect in robberies early this month in Farmingville. The first bank robbery in Farmingville happened on Sunday, Feb. 2 just after 11:30 a.m. That's when Colon allegedly entered People’s United Bank, inside Stop & Shop, located at 2350 North Ocean Ave. and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and gave him cash from the drawer, according to police. Colon allegedly fl…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bank Robbed For Second Time In Two Days At This Suffolk County Hamlet Bank Robbed For Second Time In Two Days At This Suffolk County Hamlet
Bank Robbed For Second Time In Two Days At This Suffolk County Hamlet A suspect is on the loose for the second time in as many days following a bank robbery in a Long Island hamlet. The latest bank to be robbed in Farmingville was the Sterling National Bank. It happened on Monday, Feb. 3 at about 10:10 a.m., Suffolk County Police said. A man entered the bank, located at 696 Horseblock Road,  and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied with the man’s demand and gave him cash from the drawer. The man fled the bank on foot. The suspect is described as being a light-skinned-Hispanic man, approximately …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside Suffolk County Stop & Shop Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside Suffolk County Stop & Shop
Suspect At Large After Bank Robbery Inside Suffolk County Stop & Shop A suspect is at large after a bank robbery inside a Long Island supermarket. It happened on Sunday, Feb. 2 just after 11:30 a.m. in Farmingville. A man entered People’s United Bank, inside Stop & Shop, located at 2350 North Ocean Ave., at 11:36 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied with the man’s demand and gave him cash from the drawer, according to police. The man fled the store on foot toward Horseblock Road. The suspect is described as Hispanic, approximately 40 years old, and about 5-foot-8 inches tall with a stocky buil…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery
Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery An alleged bank robber is on the run on Long Island. police said. The Suffolk County Police Department released a surveillance photo of a man who allegedly robbed the People’s United Bank on Long Beach Road in Oceanside at approximately 6:55 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. According to police, the suspect entered the bank, approached the teller and made a verbal demand for money. The teller then turned over an undisclosed amount of cash and the suspect fled on foot in an unknown direction. Police noted that at the time of the robbery, there was one employee and no customers present. The susp…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Attempting To Cash Checks Intended For Others In East Northport, Southampton Man Accused Of Attempting To Cash Checks Intended For Others In East Northport, Southampton
Man Accused Of Attempting To Cash Checks Intended For Others In East Northport, Southampton A man police say tried to cash checks that were made out to other people in East Northport and Southampton is at large. Suffolk County Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the alleged thief who is wanted for grand larceny.  He is accused of attempting to cash a check issued to another person at People’s United Bank inside Stop and Shop at 454 Fort Salonga Road in East Northport, at approximately 5 p.m. on April 29.  The man is also being investigated by Southampton Town Police for an alleged similar incident at People’s United Savings Bank inside Stop and Shop at 1…

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by Donna Christopher