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Bensalem Police Catch Serial Bank Robber Fleeing PNC Bank With $4K Cash: DA Bensalem Police Catch Serial Bank Robber Fleeing PNC Bank With $4K Cash: DA
Bensalem Police Catch Serial Bank Robber Fleeing PNC Bank With $4K Cash: DA A suspected serial bank robber was apprehended moments after he fled the PNC Bank on Hulmeville Road with $4,000 in cash on Monday, Dec. 23, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 24.  Marc Masich, 47, of Amherst, NY, was captured by officers outside the bank at 5:21 p.m. while carrying a gray-and-white bag containing the stolen money, according to Bensalem police. Masich had handed a teller a demand note similar to one used earlier that day at the TD Bank on Street Road, where he reportedly fled after being told cash was unavailable. He also attempted a robbery at the Santander Bank…
Man Wanted For Jersey Shore Bank Robbery Turns Himself In, Police Say Man Wanted For Jersey Shore Bank Robbery Turns Himself In, Police Say
Man Wanted For Jersey Shore Bank Robbery Turns Himself In, Police Say A Lakewood man was accused of robbing a bank in Brick Township, authorities said. Andrew Borbotko III, 44, was charged with second-degree robbery, the Brick Township Police Department said in a news release on Monday, July 29. He was wanted in the robbery at Santander Bank on Beaverson Boulevard at around 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. Investigators said Borbotko entered the bank, demanded money from the teller, and ran away with an undisclosed amount of money. He reportedly didn't show any weapon in the robbery. Brick police released surveillance phot…
Police Searching For Suspect In Bank Robbery On Jersey Shore Police Searching For Suspect In Bank Robbery On Jersey Shore
Police Searching For Suspect In Bank Robbery On Jersey Shore Police were looking for a man accused of robbing a bank in Ocean County, authorities said. The Brick Township Police Department released a photo of the suspect on Facebook on Wednesday, July 24. Officers were called to a robbery report at Santander Bank on Beaverson Boulevard at around 12:15 p.m. Investigators said the suspect entered the bank, demanded money from the teller, and ran away with an undisclosed amount of money. The man reportedly didn't show any weapon in the robbery. The suspect used an umbrella and a white face mask to hide his identity. He wore a gray h…
Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops
Ex-NJ Bank Employee Stole $1M From Customer, Used Money To Fund Business Ventures: Cops A former bank employee has been charged with stealing nearly $1 million from a customer whom he'd befriended then invested the money in side business ventures, authorities in Burlington County announced. Agha Hasan, 41, of Bordentown, is facing a litany of charges including theft by deception and tax evasion stemming from the  $998,188 in stolen money, dating back to 2018, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation began last year after fraud investigators for Santander Bank contacted police about questionable transactions conducted and overseen by Ha…
PA Man Robs Bank With His Mother In The Car: Police PA Man Robs Bank With His Mother In The Car: Police
PA Man Robs Bank With His Mother In The Car: Police A Downingtown man robbed a Haverford bank on Thursday afternoon with his unwitting mother waiting in the getaway car, according to township police.  Authorities say Glen Allen Mokshefski arrived at the Santander Bank, 116 W. Township Line Road, around 11 a.m. on Oct. 26.  He fled the bank with an "undetermined sum of U.S. currency" and was seen getting into a gray Mitsubishi Mirage with an "elderly white female" in the passenger seat, Haverford police said.  The Mitsubishi fled the bank when officers arrived but was stopped just a few blocks away near the corner of…
Suspect Arrested In Jersey Shore Bank Robberies: Police Suspect Arrested In Jersey Shore Bank Robberies: Police
Suspect Arrested In Jersey Shore Bank Robberies: Police A 68-year-old suspect has been arrested in a pair of bank robberies in Toms River, authorities said. The first was an attempted robbery and minutes later, the suspect allegedly robbed another bank and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, shortly after 2 p.m., Toms River police were dispatched to the First Financial Bank on Route 9 for a reported attempted bank robbery. The initial investigation revealed a middle-aged white male wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses, dark pants, and a surgical mask produced a note demanding money but left on…
Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say
Bank Robber Bails Halfway Through Heist In Eastern PA, Police Say A would-be bank robber got cold feet and fled before taking his cash, say Yeadon Borough police.  It happened at the Santander Bank at 115 Chester Avenue on Tuesday, July 18, authorities said in a release.  The suspect walked in around 2:20 p.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding cash, investigators believe. When the teller "delayed," the man walked out without a dime, according to police.  He was described as wearing a red baseball cap and a red shirt with black sleeves. Anyone who can identify him is asked to call Yeadon Borough Police Department at 610-623-…
SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects
Seen Them? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects Newark Police are attempting to locate two people who they say forced a woman into a minivan and made her withdraw $9,000 from her bank account on Monday, July 3. The incident occurred at 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Adams Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspects grabbed the woman by the arm and made her get into a blue Toyota Sienna where they threatened her and demanded money, Fragé said. The group drove to Santander Bank on Ferry Street and she withdrew the money while one of them waited outside to take her back to her vehicle, Fragé said. Th…
Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists
Armed Robberies: Bridgeport Man Gets Nearly 10 Years For Multiple Heists A judge sentenced a 33-year-old Connecticut man who admitted to two 2019 armed robberies to more than nine years in federal prison on Monday, April 24, authorities said.  Fairfield County resident Latrell S. Moore, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case in March 2022, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. His 118-month sentence is in addition to the 43 months he's already spent behind bars awaiting his trial, the judge ruled.  Investigators said Moore stole $400 in an armed robbery of a Dunkin Donuts on Lordship Boulevard in Stratford in Fairfield …
Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops
Accused Bank Robber Reps His Love Of Patriots During Central Mass Heist; Quickly Busted: Cops Police in Central Massachusetts quickly caught an alleged bank robber thanks in part to his love of the New England Patriots, authorities said.  Todd Mitchell, age 46, of Northbridge, faces a single charge of unarmed robbery from the Tuesday morning, April 11, heist of a Santander Bank, Northbridge police said.  A customer at the 1234 Providence Road bank called 911 just after 9 a.m. to report a robbery, authorities said. The caller gave police a detailed description of the suspect and told officers where he ran when he left the building.  Within minutes, police found M…
Tracking Device Foils Hoboken Bank Robber Tracking Device Foils Hoboken Bank Robber
Tracking Device Foils Hoboken Bank Robber A 24-year old man was arrested and charged with robbing a bank in Hoboken, after police were able to use a tracking device attached to his loot.  Hoboken police allege Jamil Deacon, a Hoboken resident, passed a note to bank tellers at the Santander Bank demanding $40,000 be handed to him and verbally threatened to shoot them if they did not comply. The suspect made off with $1,100, police said.  The money was equipped with a tracking device, allowing police to quickly track down Deacon at Second and Bloomfield Streets, where he was promptly apprehended, police said.  As…
Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds
Man Caught With Cash From Bank Robbery Admits To The Tewksbury Heist: Feds Talk about an open and shut case. A 39-year-old man who was spotted leaving a Tewksbury bank after a 2020 robbery and caught by police with the money, robbery note, and bag he used in the heist has admitted he did it.  Nicholas O'Neil pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery on Thursday, Feb. 2, and a judge will sentence him in June, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said O'Neil walked into the Main Street branch of Santander Bank on Sept. 22 and handed the teller a red bag and a note demanding cash. The teller put $5,689 in the bag and gave it to O'Neil, w…
Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports
Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports A man facing eviction had his cousin drive him to rob a Santander Bank in Palmer Township — which happened as another Santander Bank across town was also robbed, according to police and news reports. It was not immediately clear if the incidents on Thursday, Jan. 26 were related. Cleon H. Edwards, 55, of Forks Township, allegedly told his 25-year-old Jalissa Cummings he needed rent money, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Cummings apparently acted as the getaway driver as Edwards walked into  Santander Bank at 3120 William Penn Highway in Palmer Township, lifted up his shirt and demanded mo…
Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report
Santander Bank Plans To Shutter 4 Locations In Central, South Jersey: Report Four Central and South Jersey branches of Santander Bank are set to shutter, NJ.com reports. Based in Boston, the agency is closing its locations on Route 33 in Robbinsville, Nassau Street in Princeton, Nottingham Way in Hamilton, and Berlin Road in Clementon, the outlet says citing a company spokesperson. It wasn’t immediately clear when the branches were shutting down operations, the report says. Click here for more from NJ.com.
Philly Man Charged With South Jersey Bank Robbing Spree Philly Man Charged With South Jersey Bank Robbing Spree
Philly Man Charged With South Jersey Bank Robbing Spree A Philadelphia man is accused of spending the summer sticking up Camden County banks, authorities say.  George Drake, 28, was already in custody in Chester County, Pennsylvania, but now awaits extradition to New Jersey on multiple robbery charges, said Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay in a statement Monday, Jan. 9.  Investigators say Drake was responsible for a string of heists during the summer of 2022. In each robbery, authorities say the 28-year-old calmly passed the teller a demand note before making off with the cash.  Police believe he stuck up the PNC Bank at 500 Mon…
Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist
Feds Charge Famed Bank Robber With Another Boston Heist Federal authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 21, they charged a Fall River man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks with a heist in Boston on Sept. 30. The prolific robber, who says he's the inspiration for a Ben Affleck character, faces at least one other bank robbery charge in Suffolk County court.  William Sequeria, 59, faces a bank robbery charge after investigators allege he walked into a TD Bank on Union Street and told the teller to "give me all the $100s in the drawer" and "give me all the money before I blow your brains out," the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Poli…
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA A 59-year-old Rhode Island man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks and says he was the inspiration for a Ben Affleck movie character was busted this week while trying to add to his heist tally. William Sequeira of Providence was arrested just after 3:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after he tried to rob the Citizens Bank at 426 Boylston Street, Boston police said. Officers tackled him to the ground after he demanded cash from the teller, authorities continued. He is being held on a $50,000 bond, officials said.  Police just happened to be in that bank when Sequeira walked in because th…
Bank Robber With Heroin, Carjacker Among Recent Arrests Made In Newark Bank Robber With Heroin, Carjacker Among Recent Arrests Made In Newark
Bank Robber With Heroin, Carjacker Among Recent Arrests Made In Newark Newark police have arrested four individuals in connection with various crimes across the city, they announced. Raheem Pamplin, 21, of Newark, was among three men who stole a BMW from the driver at gunpoint on the 200 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue around 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 7, Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave III said. Police Arrest Newark Man for Armed Carjacking Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave III reports the... Posted by Newark NJ Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 The three suspects fled southbound on Frelinghuysen. One of them…
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police
Suspect Nabbed In Knifepoint Kidnapping, Robbery: Trenton Police A suspect was charged with kidnapping and robbery after holding a man at knifepoint and forcing him to withdraw cash from ATMs in Trenton on the Fourth of July, police said. Raheem Biddle is accused of approaching a man, grabbing him by the neck, and forcing him to the ground while armed with a knife near W. Front Street in Trenton around 12:30 a.m., local police said in a release on Monday, July 11. Biddle threatened the victim and demanded that he hand over all of his cash, according to police. After the victim complied, Biddle allegedly forced him at knifepoint to walk to two nearby ATM…
Bridgeport Man Admits To Committing Robberies In Stratford, New Haven Bridgeport Man Admits To Committing Robberies In Stratford, New Haven
Bridgeport Man Admits To Committing Robberies In Stratford, New Haven A convicted felon is facing life in prison after admitting to a pair of robberies in Connecticut, federal officials announced. Latrell Moore, age 32, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before US District Judge Jeffrey Meyer in New Haven to robbery and firearm offenses, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced on Thursday, March 31. Specifically, Moore pleaded guilty to:
 Hobbs Act robbery; Brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a robbery; Bank robbery; Unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Boyle said that on Aug. 5, 2019, Moore committed an armed …
Alleged Abington Bank Robber Surrenders To Police Alleged Abington Bank Robber Surrenders To Police
Alleged Abington Bank Robber Surrenders To Police A 22-year-old man was arrested after turning himself in to police weeks after allegedly robbing a bank in Abington Township. Moliere Joseph walked into the Santander Bank on Old York Road and gave a demand note to the tellers on Thursday, Feb. 10, Abington Township police said. Police did not specify how much money was stolen. "Detectives spent weeks trying to track down Moliere, who did not have a fixed address," police said. "Detectives were in contact with family members, who were working to get Mr. Joseph to turn himself in to the police." Joseph also had an active arrest warrant for …
Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth;  Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth;  Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges
Brick Police Seize Heroin, Crack, Meth; Arrest 5 On Multiple Drug Charges Brick Pollice Department's Street Crimes Unit arrested five suspects on multiple drug charges. On Feb. 14, at approximately 10 p.m., detectives observed a suspicious male identified as Nisar Ahmad, 64, of Cliffside Park near Sweet Green Food Market and the Wine Shoppe on Hooper Avenue. Investigation resulted in Ahmad’s arrest for loitering to obtain drugs, police said. He was released on a summons. On Feb. 15 at approximately 6 p.m., detectives observed an alleged hand-to-hand drug transaction in the Maple Leaf Condominium Complex, police said. A subsequent vehicle s…
Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel
Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel A man wanted for allegedly robbing a bank in Easton was found and arrested at an Allentown motel Wednesday morning, police said. The US Marshalls Fugitive task force took Daniel Buzzone, 36, into custody at the Knights Inn in Allentown (1880 Steelstone Rd.) around 9:15 a.m., Easton Police Lt. Matthew Gerould confirmed. Buzzone is accused of robbing Santander Bank on North 3rd Street just before 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 22, police said. He has been charged with two counts of robbery and terroristic threats. Buzzone is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Gerould said.
Pedestrian Airlifted In Clark Crash Pedestrian Airlifted In Clark Crash
Pedestrian Airlifted In Clark Crash A pedestrian was airlifted to the hospital after being struck by a car in Clark Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The 85-year-old resident was walking west on the sidewalk in front of Santander Bank when they were struck by a Jetta heading east on Raritan Road, Clark Police Det. Lt. Christian Lott said. The driver of the Jetta stayed on scene and is cooperating with police. The victim was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick with unknown injuries, police said.
NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots
NJ Postal Carrier Admits Dumping Election Ballots A postal carrier from Hudson County admitted Thursday in federal court that he dumped 1,875 pieces of mail -- including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, of Kearny was nabbed by special agents of the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General after a Saddle Brook man reported finding dumped bundles of mail in a dumpster behind a North Arlington bank last fall. The mail tossed by Beauchene included 99 general election ballots destined for residents in West Orange and 276 campaign flyers from local candidates for West Or…
Feds: Halfway House Runaway Gets 6½ Years For Eastern PA Bank Robbery Spree Feds: Halfway House Runaway Gets 6½ Years For Eastern PA Bank Robbery Spree
Feds: Halfway House Runaway Gets 6½ Years For Eastern PA Bank Robbery Spree A 53-year-old man who was on parole when he ran away from a halfway house was sentenced to 78 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $6,700 in restitution for a spree of bank robberies in Southeaster Pennsylvania last year, federal authorities said. Michael Edmondson in September 2019 pleaded guilty to a four-count indictment charging him with robbing four banks in Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Philadelphia counties, First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. The charges arose from Edmondson’s early 20…
BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots BUSTED! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots
Busted! Feds Charge NJ Postal Carrier With Dumping Election Ballots Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a postal carrier from Kearny who they said dumped 1,875 pieces of mail -- including general election ballots and campaign flyers – instead of delivering them. Nicholas Beauchene, 26, was nabbed by special agents of the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General after a Saddle Brook man reported finding dumped bundles of mail in a dumpster behind a North Arlington bank. Beauchene tossed 1,875 pieces of mail – including 99 general election ballots destined for residents in West Orange and 276 campaign flyers from local candidates for West Orang…
'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots 'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots
'Go Jump In A Lake': Authorities Verify Bergen Man's Report Of Dumped Mail-In Ballots A man who reported finding election ballots among mail dumped behind a Bergen County bank told skeptics, critics and other doubters to "go jump in a lake" after the U.S. Postal Service said it has since delivered the bundles and is investigating. “Just found two to 300 lb of mail dumped in a dumpster behind one of the banks I service. Including at least 200 ballots,” Howard Dinger of Saddle Brook wrote in a Facebook post. “This is the kind of stuff you just can’t make up. And yes it was reported to the local police and the postal police.” ****** UPDATE: Federal authorities on Wednesday arr…
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents
Authorities Bust 58 Suspects In Mercer County ATM Thefts -- And Only 8 Are NJ Residents They flooded Mercer County by the dozens, hailing from New York City, Long Island and Westchester County, armed with bogus debit cards.  They nearly returned home with more than $250,000 stolen from Santander Bank ATMs across New Jersey.  Police in a half dozen counties were able to stop 58 of them since Tuesday -- and seize more than a dozen suspect vehicles, a handgun and drugs, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Only eight of the 58 people charged in the Santander Bank ATM thefts this week in New Jersey were state residents, Onofri said. Here's the b…
58 People Arrested In ATM Scam That Hit Multiple Connecticut Banks 58 People Arrested In ATM Scam That Hit Multiple Connecticut Banks
58 People Arrested In ATM Scam That Hit Multiple Connecticut Banks Police arrested 58 people on Thursday, Aug. 20, accused of participating in a scheme to use phony pre-paid debit cards to make withdrawals from Santander Bank ATMs across multiple states - including Connecticut. Two days before the arrests were made, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Santander Bank branches in Bristol, Southington, and Plainville had to close temporarily when employees noticed long ATM lines. Most of the customers were making withdrawals using fraudulent ATM cards, “Green Dot” prepaid credit cards, police said. The three Santander branches reopened the following day. It is not clear h…
Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd
Members Of Massive Ny-based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd They flooded New Jersey by the dozens, coming from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, armed with bogus debit cards. They nearly returned home with tens of thousands of dollars stolen from ATMs throughout the state. Police in several counties stopped them, though. Here’s a snapshot of one of several theft crews captured in New Jersey on Tuesday: Eight adults, three juveniles; 47 indictable charges, mostly for identity and credit card theft; 10 disorderly persons charges; $3,335 in stolen cash seized, along with various bogus cards. That group, busted Cliffside Park, was among severa…