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Jersey City Man Suspected of Committing Four Bank Robberies

By Lependorf & Silverstein

An article in the New Jersey Journal reported that New Jersey police officers arrested a man from Jersey City on a NJ Transit bus for allegedly robbing a PNC Bank earlier in the morning. One police officer claims that the 32 year-old suspect confessed that he was suffering from financial hardship. When the suspect was captured, the police allegedly found him carrying $1,550 in a plastic bag. After further questioning, the police say the suspect admitted to robbing Capital Bank of America twice and Bank of America once. A bank teller said the robber handed her a note requesting money and to remain calm during the robbery. The incident was captured on a PNC bank security camera which detectives are still investigating. The police believe that the suspect lived close to the area where the robbery occurred...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on August 06, 2010 (boomark / email).