93-Year-Old Toms River Man Crashes Into TD Bank Lobby 93-Year-Old Toms River Man Crashes Into TD Bank Lobby 93-Year-Old Toms River Man Crashes Into TD Bank Lobby
93-Year-Old Toms River Man Crashes Into TD Bank Lobby A 93-year-old man from Toms River crashed his car into a TD Bank lobby and escaped serious injury, authorities said. On Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at approximately 1 p.m., Toms RIver police units were dispatched to 2338 Route 9 for a reported vehicle into a building.  The initial investigation revealed that while attempting to make a left turn onto Route 9, Anthony Marino accelerated and traveled across the highway and onto the property striking a support wire, a street sign, a light post and then struck the bank before coming to rest in the bank lobby, police said. M…
Bank Robber Who Tried To Take Hostage Pleads Guilty To Allston Heist: Feds Bank Robber Who Tried To Take Hostage Pleads Guilty To Allston Heist: Feds Bank Robber Who Tried To Take Hostage Pleads Guilty To Allston Heist: Feds
Bank Robber Who Tried To Take Hostage Pleads Guilty To Allston Heist: Feds An Everett man who police said tried to take a hostage following a 2021 bank robbery in Allston admitted to his role in the crime this week, federal authorities said.  Jamaine Howell, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery and one count of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of, a crime of violence in the February 2021 robbery, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Federal officials said Howell entered the TD Bank branch on Commonwealth Avenue on February 7 with a plastic bag and a mission. He handed the telle…
Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later
Teller Refuses LI Bank Robber's Demands; Suspect Sought In Second Heist Minutes Later Police are investigating two separate bank robberies on Long Island that occurred a half-hour apart, one successful and the other not so much. Nassau County Police officers were first called at around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, with reports of a robbery at a Chase Bank in Rockville Centre, located on North Village Avenue. Employees told police that a man wearing a black ski mask and gloves had approached the teller and presented a note demanding money. The suspect threatened to use a weapon, but did not actually display one. Instead of complying with the robber’s demands, however, the tel…
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds A Boston man with an "extensive criminal history" pleaded guilty this week to robbing a Cambridge bank only months after getting out of a state prison, federal authorities said. Now he faces potentially decades behind bars.  Jamall Copeland, 49, copped on Friday, Dec. 2, to robbing the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. on April 27, the US Attorney said.  FBI agents said Copeland entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and asked in a fake, heavily broken Spanish accent if he could open an account there. As the teller began the process, Copeland reportedly dropped the accen…
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds A Dracut man who admitted to robbing three convenience stores on Christmas Eve 2020 will spend 12 years behind bars, federal authorities announced.  Michael Vangpa, 33, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by fives years of probation following his guilty pleas to three counts of interfering with commerce by robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Vangpa robbed two stores in Lowell and a third in Tewksbury within an hour on Dec. 24, 2020, investigators said. Each time he pulled his gun and de…
Wantagh Man Accused Of Robbing TD Bank In Plainview Wantagh Man Accused Of Robbing TD Bank In Plainview Wantagh Man Accused Of Robbing TD Bank In Plainview
Wantagh Man Accused Of Robbing TD Bank In Plainview A 54-year-old man was charged after police reported that he robbed a bank on Long Island. The robbery happened at TD Bank, located at 500 Old Country Road in Plainview, at about 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, the Nassau County Police Department said. NCPD said Dean Marneris, of Wantagh, approached a teller and demanded money. When the teller questioned him, Marneris motioned as though he had a gun in his waistband, police reported. Fearing for his safety, the teller surrendered an undisclosed amount of money, and Marneris ran away with the money, traveling east on Old Country Roa…
Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale
Suspect Nabbed After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale A suspect has been apprehended after a bank robbery on Long Island. The man entered TD Bank in Farmingdale, located at 90 Broadhollow Road, at around noontime Wednesday, Nov. 23, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled on foot, according to police.  On Friday, Nov. 25, a man was arrested in connection with the case. Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives apprehended Alexander Almonte Cabrera, a resident of Farmingdale, in Levittown at 3:40 p.m. Friday.  Almonte Cabrera, age 21, of 79…
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Farmingdale A suspect is at large after a bank robbery on Long Island. The man entered TD Bank in Farmingdale, located at 90 Broadhollow Road, at around noontime Wednesday, Nov. 23, and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk County Police said. The teller complied and the robber fled on foot, according to police.  The man is described as light-skinned Hispanic, approximately 5-foot-10 with a thin build, police said.  He wore sunglasses, a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with "Wild Cats" written across the chest, and gray sweatpants, said police. Detectives ask anyone …
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
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…
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
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…
Bank Robbery Suspect Sought In Suburban Philly: Police 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, …
$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
$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…