Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
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…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Bank Robber Who Threatened To Kill Teller, Customer Pleads Guilty: Feds Boston Bank Robber Who Threatened To Kill Teller, Customer Pleads Guilty: Feds
Boston Bank Robber Who Threatened To Kill Teller, Customer Pleads Guilty: Feds A Boston man who pleaded guilty to robbing a TD Bank in Boston last year will find out his sentence in a few months.  Coleman Nee, 42, admitted this week to handing a bank teller a note that said he would kill them and a customer if they didn't give him money, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. The teller complied but slipped a GPS tracker in with the cash.  Nee only got to keep the money for about 20 minutes before police arrested him, the prosecutor said.  He faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for the bank robbery. A judge is scheduled to sent…

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by Josh Lanier
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Bank Robbery Suspect Sought In Suburban Philly: Police Bank Robbery Suspect Sought In Suburban Philly: Police
Bank Robbery Suspect Sought In Suburban Philly: Police An accused bank robber is wanted by police in Delaware County in connection with a stickup on Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities say.  The suspect, identified by officials as Robert Joseph Lewis, entered the TD Bank at 2600 MacDade Blvd. at around 2:30 p.m., Glenolden police said. Lewis passed a teller a note demanding cash before fleeing the scene, they added.  Police uploaded images from the bank's surveillance cameras to Facebook on Thursday, asking for the public's aid in identifying the suspected thief. By Friday, Oct. 14, Lewis was identified and an arrest warrant was obtained, …

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by Mac Bullock
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber $10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber
$10K Reward Offered To Identify Note-Passing Maryland Bank Robber Detectives have released images of suspects believed to be involved in several armed bank robberies in Gaithersburg, authorities say. The first robbery occurred on Thursday, Sept. 8 around 5 p.m., at the TD Bank in the 800 block of West Diamond Avenue. During the robbery, the suspect passed an employee a note demanding money and stating that he had a gun and a pipe bomb. The employee then handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspect who left the bank. In the second robbery on Tuesday, Sept. 27, just before 5 p.m., the TD Bank in the 15000 block of Shady Grove Road was reported t…

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by Annie DeVoe
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Nabbed For TD Bank Robbery, Police Say Long Island Man Nabbed For TD Bank Robbery, Police Say
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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by Kathy Reakes
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
'This Is A Robbery, Honey': DNA Links Boston Man To Harvard Square Bank Heist 'This Is A Robbery, Honey': DNA Links Boston Man To Harvard Square Bank Heist
'This Is A Robbery, Honey': DNA Links Boston Man To Harvard Square Bank Heist A Boston man on parole for two 2017 bank robberies was indicted this week with robbing a Cambridge bank earlier this year, authorities said.  Jalonni Shabazz, 40, of Jamaica Plain, was linked to the May 2 robbery of the TD Bank branch at Harvard Square after police found his DNA on a Brooklyn Dodgers hat the robber wore discarded near the scene, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Friday, Oct. 7. Shabazz was previously known as Jalonni Tucker. Police said Shabazz walked into the Massachusetts Avenue bank branch with a surgical mask over his face and handed the teller a note that …

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by Josh Lanier
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect On Run After Long Island Bank Robbery Suspect On Run After Long Island Bank Robbery
Suspect On Run After Long Island Bank Robbery Police on Long Island are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a TD bank by passing a note to a teller. The incident took place in East Meadow around 1:50 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2 at the TD Bank at 2549 Hempstead Turnpike. According to detectives, an unknown man entered the bank and approached a teller, and handed her a note demanding money. The teller complied and the subject fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of proceeds, police said. Police said there were 5 employees and no customers present inside the bank at the time of the robbery. No injuries were reported. The ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
News
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Bank Robber Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island Bank Robber
Know Him? Police Asking For Help Identifying Long Island 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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by Kathy Reakes
Albany, NY
Police & Fire
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Capital Region Bank Robbery Police Seek To ID Suspect In Capital Region Bank Robbery
Police Seek To ID Suspect In Capital Region Bank Robbery Police are asking for help with identifying a suspect caught on video robbing a bank in the region. The Albany County robbery occurred Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the TD Bank in Colonie, located on Central Avenue, according to police. There were no reports of injuries. Surveillance images released by police show the suspect wearing a blue shirt and black jacket with a black face mask and Phillies baseball cap. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Colonie Police investigations division at 518-783-2754. Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Capital Region Crime Stoppers webs…

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by Michael Mashburn
Newark, NJ
News
REWARD OFFERED: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle REWARD OFFERED: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle
Reward Offered: 'World War II' Robber Hits Two NJ Banks, Flees On Motorcycle A motorcycle-riding bank robber in an unusual get-up got nothing on his first try but succeeded on his second this week, according to the FBI in Newark, which sought the public's help identifying him. There's a reward in it, authorities said. The robber hit banks barely eight miles and just over two weeks apart -- the most recent when he made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from the Chase Bank branch on Route 27 in Franklin Park just after 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, the FBI reported. This came after a teller at the TD Bank branch on Nassau Street in Princeton locked the cash drawers a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Greenlawn Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Greenlawn
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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by Joe Lombardi
Westport, CT
News
Man Nabbed Trying To Fraudulently Obtain Debit Card At Westport Bank, Police Say Man Nabbed Trying To Fraudulently Obtain Debit Card At Westport Bank, Police Say
Man Nabbed Trying To Fraudulently Obtain Debit Card At Westport Bank, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with attempting to fraudulently obtain a debit card in Fairfield County while impersonating the real account holder. The incident took place in Westport on Thursday, June 30 at the TD Bank located at 185 Main St. Officers responded to the bank on a report that a man was attempting to receive a debit card by impersonating the real account holder, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. The suspect was still in the bank when officers arrived. He said his name was Edward Tucker and presented a Pennsylvania driver's license with that name, Wolf said. …

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by Kathy Reakes