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Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say

A 25-year-old East Orange man who robbed a bank in West Orange in May was arrested on Tuesday, June 11, police said.

Bryant Goodwyn

Bryant Goodwyn

Photo Credit: West Orange Police

On Wednesday, May 1 at 9:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at Ascendia Bank on Northfield Avenue, police said. 

Bryant Goodwyn Jr., was wearing a mask when he entered the bank and demanded a specified amount of cash from the teller while threatening a weapon, police said. He then fled on foot from the bank, police said.

Goodwyn was charged with robbery and made a full confession to officers, police said. He has been remanded to the Essex County Correctional Facility, police said.

On Tuesday June 11, 2024, Goodwyn was taken into custody at his home by the WOPD Criminal Investigations Division. An interview was conducted where Goodwyn provided a full confession of the bank robbery. He has been remanded to the Essex County Correctional Facility.

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