Woman Accused Of Robbing Chase Bank In Westchester Worked At Local Library

The woman busted shortly after allegedly robbing a Westchester bank was a familiar face who was the head of the local library’s children’s section, according to records.

Chase Bank on North Avenue in New Rochelle
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The New Rochelle Public Library
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Zak Failla

05/21/2021 3:45 p.m.

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.

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It is alleged that Mary Thompson, who was named the acting Head Children’s Librarian at the New Rochelle Public Library in 2018, slipped the teller a note stating that she was in possession of a gun and demanding $100,000 cash.

Thompson made off with approximately $7,000 before she was stopped shortly thereafter outside the bank by police and charged with first-degree robbery.

The New Rochelle Public Library is approximately a block away from the Chase bank Thompson targeted, around the corner at 1 Library Plaza.

“Mary Thompson is an employee of the New Rochelle Public Libray," New Rochelle Public Library Executive Director Thomas Geoffino said in a statement. ”She is beloved by her colleagues and the public. We don't have any further comment.”

Thompson, age 56, is scheduled to appear back in court on Wednesday, May 26.  

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