Bank Terrorist Up-Date June 1,2012

Goodyear police, FBI seeking bank robber

by Jane Lednovich - May. 31, 2012 04:54 PM
The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team

Police and FBI are searching for a man involved in the robbery of a Goodyear bank Wednesday morning, a spokesman from the Goodyear Police Department said.

About 9:30 a.m., an unidentified man robbed the Sun West Credit Union located at 650 N. Estrella Parkway, Lieutenant Scott Benson said.

The man handed the bank teller a note demanding money stating he had a gun though no gun was displayed, he said. The suspect then left in a gold, four-door vehicle, Benson said.

No employees were hurt duri

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   Although their images are captured on camera, two Valley bank robbers are still wanted by police nearly two years after their crimes.

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Police Say They Are Looking For Bank Robbery Suspect Responsible For 11 Heists

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A bold thief is wanted in at least 11 incidents after managing to elude police, even though they know exactly who they’re looking for.

In exclusive video obtained by CBS 2′s Sean Hennessey, suspect Cornell Neilly is seen at work in a bank, passing a note, getting cash and then taking off. He’s allegedly done it so well, he is now one of the NYPD’s most wanted.

Detective John Timpanaro said Neilly has been averaging a bank hit every few days.

“It’s a demand for U.S. currency, so nobody gets hurt. And he asks specifically for hundreds and fifty dollar bills, for no dye packs,” Timpanaro said.

The one-man robbery spree began at a Sovereign Bank in mid-April and then a few weeks later 10 more robberies occurred in less than three weeks. Most of the banks were on Broadway and Park Avenue and two of the banks were hit twice.

Police said Neilly pulled off three bank robberies in one day, striking a HSBC at 1:15 p.m., a Chase at 2:03 p.m. and another Chase branch three hours later.

“He comes wandering up Broadway without a mask, without a disguise and he just seems to be getting very lucky,” Timpanaro said.

Once inside, police say Neilly’s notes sometimes threaten a weapon, but he’s never actually flashed one. Police said the 21-year-old always wears a baseball cap, new clothes and black wire-rimmed glasses.

Police said the intellectual-looking bank robber has an extensive record and has served time for drug dealing. On Thursday night, detectives were passing out wanted flyers hoping someone may recognize the ex-con.

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“We feel very close,” Timpanaro said.

Investigators said while it’s unusual to single-handedly pull off 11 bank robberies, his luck is about to run out.

“Most cops on the corner here they have his picture in their pocket,” Timpanaro said.

Police know where Neilly hangs out and are hopeful once people see his picture, hi

Laramie PD Help With CO Bank Robber Arrest

Posted: May 31, 2012 3:36 PM Updated: May 31, 2012 3:36 PM

By Rylee DeGood - email

 

A Colorado man accused of attempting to rob the Wells Fargo Bank in Laramie, is now tied to another bank robbery.

With the help of Laramie Police, Jacob Anderson has been tied to the Chase Bank robbery in Greeley, CO. Laramie Police sent the Greeley Police Department photos of items found in Anderson's car. They ended up being from the Chase Bank that was robbed on April 9th of this year.
    

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UPDATE: Three straight days of bank robberies in Lancaster County

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The rash of bank robberies in Lancaster continues as another one was robbed Thursday bringing the total to three this week. And no suspects have been arrested.

On Tuesday it was the PNC Bank on Columbia Avenue. Wednesday it was the Union Community Bank on Marietta Avenue and now a third bank has been robbed in Lancaster.

Thursday’s robbery happened around three o’clock at the Union Community Bank on Columbia Avenue in West Hempfield Township. Police have not released any information but this bank has been robbed before.

In early March, an armed man robbed the bank. He was caught after a brief stand-off at a barn.

We spoke to one customer who says that she is going to start going to another drive through bank.

“It’s shocking to me but I guess the economy is so bad right now that people are taking desperate measures and taking advantage of certain situations and this is an open area that people travel through a lot and it must be a convenient place for this type of thing to occur,” stated customer Deb Crouse.

If you have any information on this latest bank robbery, you’re asked to call West Hempfield Township police.

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The Union Community Bank at 10 S.18th St. in Columbia, West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County was robbed this afternoon.  Police are still on the scene.  There are no suspect descriptions or loss estimates.  It's not believed a weapon was used during the crime.

Suspect still on the run in Hoover bank robbery

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A bank robbery suspect remains on the run from Hoover Thursday.

The Hoover Police Department reports a bank robbery occurred at the BB&T bank on Highway 31 in Hoover about 2:00pm CT.

There were no injuries, and no weapon was shown.

The suspect was described as a man, 5’9” to 5’11” in height; his weight is between 160-180 pounds.

He has a thick mustache.

He was wearing a blue plaid shirt with a star emblem on his left side; blue shorts, a white baseball hat, and a large watch.

He left the scene on f

Thursday, May 31 2012, 04:50 PM EDT

Suspect Sought in Suntrust Bank Robbery

At 2:31 p.m. Thursday Chattanooga Police responded to an alarm at the Suntrust Bank at 2801 E 48th Street. 

Police spokesperson Nathan Hartwig said the suspect entered the bank and presented a note to the teller demanding money.  After the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled on foot.

He was described as black, approximately 25-30 years-old, 5’10” tall, and 175 lbs.  He has a thin beard and was last seen wearing a black ball cap and a long sleeve black shirt with writing and a design on the front.

Anyone with information on this Bank Robbery is asked to call the Chattanooga Police Department at 423-698-2525.

MONROE: Manhunt nabs TD Bank heist bandits DATE POSTED: Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:57 PM EDT By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor

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MONROE — Two men police believe robbed the TD Bank on Prospect Plains Road Wednesday afternoon are now in jail, police said.    John A. Perez, 26, of Brooklyn and Eric J. Zankel, 25, of Freehold in Monmouth County were apprehended in two of the township’s senior communities Wednesday evening following the 4:09 bank robbery, police said.    According to police, the two men allegedly showed up at the bank in a taxi around 4 p.m. and Mr. Perez allegedly went into the bank and gave a teller there a note demanding money.    Police said the teller complied and Mr. Perez left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and returned to the taxi in the bank’s parking lot.    Once inside the cab, however, the driver noticed something amiss with the employees inside the bank and stopped the car.

   The two suspects exited the taxi and then ran east on Prospect Plains Road and into the woods next to the two adult communities of Concordia and Greenbriar at Whittingham.

   Police said the men made “several” unsuccessful attempts to get residents to let them into their homes.

   Mr. Perez was eventually able to secure a ride from one of the residents at Concordia, but was taken into custody at the gatehouse of the community at 6:46 p.m. by Monroe Police Capt. Michael E. Lloyd and Jamesburg Lt. James Craparotta, according to police.

   State Trooper C.E. Travis arrested Mr. Zankel on Birmingham Lane in the Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community at 8:36 p.m., according to police.

   Mr. Perez was charged with robbery, making terroristic threats, burglary, resisting arrest and obstructing the administration of law, police said.

   He is lodged in the Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick in lieu of $250,000 bail with no 10 percent option, according to police.

   Mr. Zankel was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary and resisting arrest. He is also being held at the jail in lieu of $150,000 with no 10 percent option, according to police.

5-30-12 HOA MAFIA UP-Date Part 4

May 29, 2012 · 5:17 am

Question: How Corrupt can a Las Vegas HOA System Get? Answer: How Wild
is your Imagination?

     Another Las Vegas Police Captain has agreed to take a guilty plea
in the massive federal investigation of crooked Homeowner Associations.
Captain Frank Sutton admits he’s guilty in a massive fraud scheme to
stack the boards of Homeowner Associations so they could steer legal
work and construction defect contracts and litigation to a group of Las
Vegas insiders. He’s the fourth police official connected. The first
one, Christopher Van Cleef, committed suicide.Captain Sutton says he
served simultaneously on three HOA boards, High Noon, Mission Ridge,
and Park Avenue in an effort to stack the boards. He tried to get on a
fourth board, Pebble Creek.At the same time, Sutton worked for
construction company boss Leon Benzer, a night club owner, whose
ancillary businesses included a long list of construction companies
which handled the HOA work. Insurance companies poured money into
Benzer, and into construction defects attorney Nancy Quon.It’s the
largest official corruption investigation in Nevada’s history. It’s
also one of the largest in the history of the FBI and the US Attorney’s
office.

      There are still many public officials contemplating whether to
take
guilty pleas or be indicted, including police officers, judges, elected
officials and others, and a whole lot of frightened public officials in
Nevada who rightly think they could be next.

     Stalling the investigation, is the spector that four of the first
ten suspects indicted committed “suicide,” several in extremely
suspicious circumstances. But the federal investigation plods on.

     Some of the future indictments are said to be “earthshaking.”
Hopefully, no political influences will be brought in this election
year to surpress the kinds of indictments which could actually make a
difference in American justice.

     Another interesting thought: this identical type of FBI
investigation could be dropped into any major American city and it
would discover the same kind of endemic corruption. It’s organized
crime. It’s absolutely in violation of federal RICO statutes. It’s
desperately in need of being stomped out in the strongest possible and
aggressive attack. If our prisons were filled with corrupt HOA
officials, there wouldn’t be too many tears shed on the outside. A
national investigation of this sort could actually save a number of
suffering Homeowner Associations.

      Excellent reporting, BTW, by Las Vegas Review Journal reporter
Jeff
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Police looking into possible theft, fraud

Updated: Wednesday, 23 May 2012, 7:17 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:04 PM CDT

    Chris Willis, Lead Investigative Reporter

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A dispute over what could be more than $1 million in
unaccounted-for spending by an Austin homeowners association has
sparked a police inquiry into possible fraud and theft, a KXAN
investigation has confirmed.

The investigation originated after several dues-paying members of the
Sunchase Condominiums Homeowners Association complained that they were
being required to pay a "special assessment" of several hundred dollars
on top of their monthly dues because the organization was out of money.

What they were not told is where their money went, how it was spent,
and why the HOA needed more.
Sunchase residents interviewed told KXAN they have no idea where their
money has gone. They said the property manager and HOA board have not
had a complete financial audit performed since 2006 and have not
provided homeowners with copies of statements from the multiple banks
the HOA uses.

“They will not respond to us,” said Karen Neyland, a 31-year Sunchase
homeowner.

The money, the background and an expert

There are 73 condominium units at Sunchase . Homeowners pay an average
of $230 a month in HOA fees. That’s about $16,790 a month and about
$201,480 a year, and because financial audits have not been performed
over the past five years, homeowners say that’s more than $1 million
worth of unaudited expenses.

“If a homeowner wants to see the financials and the bank statements
they ought to be produced,” said Austin attorney Greg Cagle, an expert
on HOA laws.

Cagle points to Chapter 82 of Texas' Uniform Condominium Act. The law
states that an HOA shall keep detailed financial records and as a
common expense obtain an annual financial audit. The law also states
that all audits and financial records shall be available to unit owners.

“The law is that the unit owners have a right to inspect and make
copies of the books and financial records of the association,” said
Cagle.

But despite the fact that the property manager didn’t have the required
audits performed, and despite the fact that complete bank records were
not made available to all condo owners, the Sunchase board voted to
give the property manager, Nancy Thompson, an $8,000 bonus.

Thompson received the $8,000. But KXAN spoke with four condo owners who
said that Thompson told them the board president at the time told her
to give him half of that money or she would be fired.

A raucous HOA board meeting

Neyland said the HOA board members have been uncooperative. She and
other members invited the KXAN Investigations Team to a recent board
meeting where the controversy came to a head

That former board president, John Gunn, told KXAN: “That never
happened.”

When he addressed condo owners at that meeting KXAN was invited to
attend, he was more forceful.

“Oh my God, (expletive) is hitting the fan!” said Gunn. “If you
bothered to show up at a meeting you would actually maybe know what the
hell is going on.”

Kate Benson, a Sunchase board member, later told KXAN any transaction
between Gunn and Thompson was a private matter.

“That was an issue between Nancy and John,” said Benson, the only board
member who agreed to be interviewed. She said that once the bonus was
given to Thompson, it was no longer homeowners’ money, and therefore no
longer anyone’s business.

A change in leadership

Benson also told KXAN she and the other board members at the time
recommended that Gunn resign.

“Until this came up to the surface, and without admitting guilt or
innocence, we said, ‘With that kind of thing hanging over your head
it's a good idea that you not be on the board. Even if you're
completely innocent,'” Benson told KXAN .

And again, Gunn insisted that he never demanded half of Thompson’s
bonus.

He said he resigned from the board because he was tired of it.

The police get involved

KXAN is not the only group looking in to the Sunchase HOA. The Austin
Police Department confirms it has an open investigation in to possible
fraud or theft. A detective on the case says he won’t need the board’s
approval to get anything.

“We’ll ask the grand jury to give us a subpoena to get whatever we
might need,” said Austin Police Detective Dustin Lee.

Although no official audits were performed, Sunchase property manager
Nancy Thompson did hand-out a “ledger” highlighting what she claims to
be an accounting of the HOA’s expenses. The expense reimbursements that
Thompson claimed for herself from 2007 to 2011 totaled $95,747.

Former board members said they were under the impression audits were
being done. In an email from Thompson to former board member Susan
Sinclair on Aug. 24, 2011, Thompson clearly states the “2008 and 2009
audits are being done.”

“I really wish I knew exactly what was going on,” Sinclair said . “We
may never know.”

“Well something’s going on,” says Phyllis Watts, another former
Sunchase board member. “And I hope to find out what it is.”

An effort at openness

Benson said the board now plans to have audits done and to open up the
HOA's financial records for the homeowners. She






HOA forecloses on Mesa homeowner

by Meredith Yeomans


azfamily.com

Posted on May 22, 2012 at 10:00 PM

Updated Tuesday, May 22 at 10:02 PM

MESA, Ariz. -- Since Pamela Brummer moved into her home back in the
1980s, she says a lot has changed in her community and it hasn't been
for the best.

“Trees being cut. People coming onto the property. Damage to the
property and the HOA was not paying attention,” she explained.

To protect her property, Brummer built a wall around her backyard.

She also stopped paying her monthly dues to the Fountain of the Sun
Homeowners Association -- a requirement. She claims the HOA wasn't
doing anything to keep up the neighborhood.

“They’re voted in. They do whatever they want with our money,” she said.

As a result, Brummer's HOA fees became so overdue that the HOA took her
to court. In March, it actually won a judgment to foreclose on her home.

The foreclosure is to collect a total of $16,000. Nearly $13,000 are
for HOA attorney fees, and the remainder is unpaid HOA dues and
interest.

Brummer says she had no idea not paying HOA dues came with such a heavy
price.

“It's very sad,” she said. “It's very disturbing on a daily basis.”

Helping homeowners like Brummer fight HOAs is what George Staropoll
does for a living.

While foreclosing on homeowners may seem extreme to some, he explained
HOAs have the right to place a lien on your home if you fall either
$1,200 behind or one year behind on their HOA dues.

According to Staropoll, it's a law most homeowners don't know about and
will find almost impossible to fight.

“The laws are pro-HOA laws,” Staropoll said. “The CC&Rs are adhesion
contracts. The homeowner who lives in a homeowner association is
deprived of the rights, privileges, and freedoms that he enjoys outside
the HOA. Why are they taken away from him?”

Advocates say living in an HOA provides services and benefits that
non-HOA communities do not.

Not only that, they say homeowners like Brummer are clearly aware
they're expected to pay dues and abide by certain rules when they
purchase a home within an HOA. Foreclosing on a home is usually a last
resort by an HOA to collect.

Brummer is finding that out the hard way.

“In the economic times, yeah, I will be sleeping in the street because
they don't care. The HOA does not care,” she said.

Ultimately, it's up to the HOA to decide whether to send Brummer's home
to be auctioned off. We're told the foreclosure judgment is good for
five years.

The message in all this for homeowners: Know when you're buying a home
with an HOA, you're agreeing to th





HOA Rules Rile New Owner    
Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:30

By Phil Hunt

Special to the Times

Q: I have moved into a townhouse addition with a homeowners’
association. The president of the HOA told me that I can not install a
roll-up Sun Setter awning at the rear of my property over the wood
deck. It is fully within my fenced yard, it will bother no one and it
will make my deck comfortable to sit on when the sun is overhead. It
will also shade the rear windows from the morning sun to keep the house
cooler, which will mean I will not have to run my air conditioner as
much. The president says that it would be a violation of the CC&Rs and
of the rules of the HOA. I think he is being totally unreasonable. What
can I do?

A: It is a little late, but you should have read the CC&Rs, rules and
bylaws before you bought. The law mandates that you must be given a
copy of all of the HOA documents: CC&Rs, bylaws, rules and regulations,
insurance policy, budget, minutes for the past HOA meetings,
information about the management company, reserve report (for future
repairs and maintenance expense), and the articles of incorporation for
the HOA.

Don’t feel like a failure. It is my guess, based upon experience, that
80 percent of all buyers of property with an HOA do not read all of the
information given to them at the time of the purchase.

Common wisdom says: “The devil is in the details;” and so it is with
HOA documents.

HOAs usually have rules that govern most aspects of living in the
addition. If you have not read and understand them, you are probably
going to be upset over something. The problems usually come from
unfulfilled expectations.

Living within the influence of an HOA is a trade-off: owners and
occupants are required to follow the rules, and the HOA maintains the
common area, provides swimming pools, tennis courts, workout gyms,
meeting rooms, common kitchens, trash removal, insurance and more.
While not every HOA has all of these property amenities, they all have
some.

These amenities, and the HOA’s rules and regulations, maintain property
values at their highest value by prohibiting certain activities such
as: parking cars and motorcycles in front yards, lining the streets
with boats and RVs, loud and unruly parties, trash cans in front,
allowing animals to run loose, too many animals in one home, changing
the landscaping to suit the owner, fence non-conformity, clothes lines,
allowing trash to build up in the front of the house, children
dominating the pool area… and the list goes on and on.

Owners, however, wish to have the HOA do the maintenance and the
supervision in exchange for maintaining a high property value with
little to no effort on their part.

Independent owner types probably should not buy into an HOA. The
frustration that goes along with being told what they can and can not
do could drive a person over the edge.

To answer your question, I could advise that you go before the HOA
board and plead your case, but don’t expect much to happen. The rules
apply to everyone and they rarely make exceptions.

If you persist and put it up, they may have the power to foreclose on
your property, at worst, or fine you for every day you have the awning
in place.

You might want to look at using large patio umbrellas positioned around
the deck to block the sun.

Nothing here should be construed as legal advice, contact an attorney
for legal advice.

Bank Terrorism Up-Dates 5-29-12

After 3 Day Weekend the Animals are Hungry......

Tuesday Robbery At Bank of Southside Virginia

Posted: May 29, 2012 4:02 PM Updated: May 29, 2012 9:40 PM

 

 

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Stony Creek, VA-- Police are searching for a suspect who robbed the Bank of Southside Virginia Tuesday at approximately 4:22 PM. There were no injuries.

The suspect walked into the bank, and displayed a note which demanded money. The attending cashier asked the suspect to remove his sunglasses before the note was passed, and security cameras were able to capture several clear images of him.

The cashier gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash, and he left without incident. There were no injuries. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Sussex County police immediately at 434-246-5000, extension 238.

Bank of America branch in Lafayette robbed

By Rick Hurd, Contra Costa Times

Posted:   05/29/2012 04:39:58 PM PDT

Updated:   05/29/2012 09:30:53 PM PDT

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Police are looking for a man suspected of robbing a Bank of America in downtown Lafayette on Tuesday afternoon.

The robbery was reported about 4 p.m. at the branch at 3530 Mount Diablo Blvd., according to a Lafayette Police Department news release. A man walked into the bank, presented a demand note to the teller, took an undisclosed amount of money and took off, probably on foot, police said.

The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male, between 25 and 35 years old, and between 5 feet 10 inches tall and 6 feet, police said. He was wearing a dark brown long sleeve T-shirt, bluejeans and a red or brown baseball cap with a pair of sunglasses resting on the brim.

BART trains were momentarily halted near the Lafayette station while police looked for the suspect, police said. Trains were up and running after a 5- or 10-minute delay, said Benson Fairor, operations duty chief at BART.

Anyone with information about this case or who may have had contact with the suspect is urged to call the Lafayette Poli

FBI releases photos in Wells Fargo Bank robbery

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HOUSTON—The Houston FBI is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who robbed a Wells Fargo Bank located at 2800 Woodridge.

The robbery happened at approximately 2:20 p.m. Tuesday.

Investigators said the man entered the bank and waited in line for a teller.  When it was his turn, he handed the teller a threatening note, which demanded money.  After the teller gave the man some cash  he exited the bank.  No one was physically hurt during the robbery.   

Bank surveillance video captured photos of the man during the robbery. 

Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the charging and arrest of the robber.  Anyone with information is asked to  call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 713-222-TIPS (8477), or the Houston office of the FBI at 713-693-5000.

Afternoon Robbery At Bank of Southside Virginia

Posted: May 29, 2012 4:02 PM Updated: May 29, 2012 4:22 PM

 

 

Stony Creek, VA-- Police are searching for a suspect who robbed the Bank of Southside Virginia today at approximately 4:22 PM. There were no injuries.

The suspect walked into the bank, and displayed a note which demanded money. The attending cashier asked the suspect to remove his sunglasses before the note was passed, and security cameras were able to capture several clear images of him. The cashier gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash, and he left without incident. There were no injuries. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Sussex County police immediately at 434-246-5000, extension 238.

DeWitt police release picture of bank robbery suspect

Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 9:14 AM     Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 1:49 PM

By Robert A. Baker / The Post-Standard
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The suspect in Saturday's Bank of America robbery in DeWitt.

The vehicle used in the holdup of the Nottingham Branch of Bank of America.

DeWitt, NY -- A photograph of the suspect in Saturday's robbery of the Nottingham Branch of the Bank of America was released this morning by DeWitt police.

The suspect entered the bank about 11:45 a.m. and approached a teller, police said. After demanding money, and receiving an undisclosed amount, the suspect left the scene in a silver vehicle, police said.

There were no injuries and no weapon was displayed.

Anyone with any information on the robbery is asked to call DeWitt police at 632-0071 or email tips@to

Police looking for suspect in Lancaster bank robbery

Posted: May 29, 2012 8:36 AM Updated: May 29, 2012 10:12 AM

By Myles Snyder - email

 

Ryan P. Shomo

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) -

Police are looking for the man suspected of robbing a bank in Lancaster Township Tuesday morning.

The robber demanded money in a note he handed to a teller at the PNC Bank branch at 1356 Columbia Avenue just before 9 a.m., according to Manheim Township police

He fled with a small amount of cash. No weapon was displayed and no one was injured, police said.

Investigators said they reviewed surveillance video from the bank and recognized the suspect as 34-year-old Ryan P. Shomo, who has warrants for his arrest for other unrelated incidents.

Shomo's address is unknown. Police said anyone with information concerning his whereabouts may call 569-6401 or leave an anonymous tip at 569-2816.

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Police seek public's help in search for Staten Island bank robbery suspect

Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 7:00 AM     Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 8:20 AM

By John M. Annese/Staten Island Advance
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Photo Courtesy of NYPDThe NYPD is asking for the public'™s assistance in locating this man in connection with a bank robbery that occurred at May 1 at 385 Bay St. The suspect is described as a black male between 25 and 35. He is approximately 5-foot-9 and weighs around 150 pounds. He had a white patch covering his right eye, and was wearing a black-hooded jacket, blue jeans and dark glasses.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police are asking the public's help tracking down an eyepatch-and-shades wearing bandit who struck at a Stapleton bank earlier this month.

The stick-up happened at about 11:15 a.m. May 1, when the suspect walked into the Northfield Bank branch at 385 Bay St.

According to police, he passed a note demanding cash to the teller, then, after getting an unknown amount of cash, ran off.

In a press release by the NYPD's Deputy Inspector for Public Information office, police describe the suspect as a black man, between 25 to 35 years old, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds.

He was wearing dark glasses, and a white patch over his right eye, as well as a black hooded jacket and blue jeans, according to police.

Anyone with information can call the NYPD CrimeStoppers tip line at 800-577-TIPS (8477). Tipsters also can log onto www.nypdcrimestoppers.com, or send information via text message by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All calls will be kept confident

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Fifth-Third Bank at 3154 McFarland Road was robbed shortly after 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012, by a man who implied he had a gun.

Bank robbed in Pasadena

Posted:   05/27/2012 04:03:27 PM PDT

PASADENA - A man used a note and a handgun to rob a Citibank branch Saturday, police said Sunday.

A robber entered the bank branch, at the corner of Foothill and Rosemead boulevards, about noon and handed a teller a note demanding cash, Pasadena police Lt. Diego Torres said.

The robber brandished a handgun during the crime as well, the lieutenant said.

He fled with about $6,500 in stolen money, Torres said. No getaway car was seen.

Police described the robber as a white man, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, of medium build, wearing a green jacket, a white baseball cap and sunglasses.

The FBI has joined Pasadena police in the case, as is customary in bank robbery investigation.

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UPDATE: Bank robber hits south Oklahoma City bank Friday morning

Authorities are looking for an armed bank robber in south Oklahoma City.

 

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The FBI is looking for a man who robbed a southwest Oklahoma City bank Friday.

FBI Special Agent Clay Simmonds said the man walked into the MidFirst Bank at 810 SW 44 about 9:15 a.m. and said, “Give me the money.”

A robber enters MidFirst Bank, 810 SW 44, about 9:05 a.m. Friday. He showed a revolver and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. PHOTO PROVIDED

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The man then jumped on top of the teller counter with a revolver in his hand and said, “Where is the money?”

He saw a teller with money in her hand and approached her, taking cash from her drawer.

No one was injured in the robbery.

The robber left the bank and was seen walking toward SW 45.

Simonds said the man was described as black, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 150 to 160 pounds.

He was wearing a black hooded jacket, a black piece of clothing covering the lower portion of his face and green Windbreaker-style pants.

He also wore black gloves and white tennis sho

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Long Island Bank Robbed In Broad Day-Light

May 26, 2012 8:22 PM

Credit CBS 2

NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Police on Long Island have launched an investigation into a bank robbery that occurred on Saturday in Medford.

At 10:15 Saturday morning a man entered the Astoria Federal Savings Bank and demanded cash while threatening the teller with a weapon, before fleeing on foot, according to the Suffolk County Police.

The suspect was described as a black male in his thirties with a heavy build, 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a goatee.

Witnesses said that he was wearing a black baseball cap with safety goggles, a black long-sleeved shirt, and a white glove with a red palm.

Anybody with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIP

Authorities say Ore. robbery a year ago spelled the end for diamond theft ring

SCOTT HAMMERS  Bend Bulletin First Posted: May 29, 2012 - 3:35 pm Last Updated: May 29, 2012 - 3:25 pm

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BEND, Ore. — Nine members of a crime ring that pulled off its final heist at a Bend jewelry store last May are in custody and facing charges related to nearly two dozen brazen robberies across the country.

Over the course of a year, the suspects hit jewelers in five states, netting millions in diamonds and jewelry that are believed to have been sold to a jeweler in Philadelphia.

Nearly all of the robberies were conducted in a fashion similar to the robbery at Saxon's Fine Jewelers in the Old Mill District on May 20, 2011.

The man suspected of robbing Saxon's, 26-year-old Georgia resident Jack Cannon, was somewhat familiar to employees. Two weeks before the robbery, he'd visited the store, leaving behind a business card.

The day the man returned to the store was the Friday before Pole Pedal Paddle, and the Old Mill District was unusually packed.

While inspecting a diamond ring and loose diamonds, he pocketed them and ran, climbing into a getaway vehicle parked a short distance away with a second man waiting in the driver's seat.

The van, which had been stolen in Tigard the day before, sped off and was abandoned about half a mile away. The two men escaped with goods valued at an estimated $151,200.

Acting on tips provided by a former member of the gang, Portland police arrested Cannon less than two weeks later, and authorities began rounding up the rest of the group.

Ron Henderson, co-owner of Saxon's, said it's satisfying to know that the crime spree came to an end at his store.

"To see this kind of thing continue and emotionally scar and damage other people, it's a terrible thing, so we're happy they were finally caught," he said.

"Certainly the FBI and the U.S. Marshal's Office had been on their trail for a while. They'd just been kind of tightening the noose, I think. After the information that was provided by us and the Bend Police Department and previous robberies, that's what helped dot the i's and cross the t's."

Cannon is being held in Florida, where he is awaiting sentencing on a robbery carried out several months before the Saxon's heist. He is expected to be transferred to Oregon to stand trial for multiple robberies in the state.

The business card Cannon left behind at Saxon's helped Bend police identify Ernest Remor, 36, believed to have been Cannon's partner in the Bend robbery.

Police traced the phone number on the card to a disposable cellphone that had recently been sold at the Bend ShopKo and were able to obtain surveillance video of a man they believe to be Remor buying the phone.

Remor is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center in Portland and is due to go to trial on Dec. 4.

A North Carolina woman associated with the crime ring pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction of justice this spring, becoming the first conviction in the case.

Brittany Ladd, 23, offered to pay an undercover officer to assault Victor Lupis, a former gang member who had been providing information to investigators and was a likely witness in the diamond theft trial.

Ladd is due to be sentenced in June and, like Remor and Lupis, is being held at the Multnomah County Detention Center.

Henderson said while last year's robbery was a traumatic experience for employees at Saxon's, he's thankful nobody was hurt. Security at the store is largely unchanged, he said — with such small and valuable merchandise, jewelers are an obvious target for thieves.

"There's very little you can do for a grab-and-run theft unless you were to put someone in possible jeopardy, and that is not an option," he said. "I think with every situation in life you learn from the positive and the negative experiences of life, so certainly we've learned a little bit, but there's not a lot you can do to change the type of theft w

Job Openings in Mexico 5-25-12

Killing of Sonora police chief stirs alarm

Cartel violence appears to be edging close to Arizona

by Daniel Gonzalez - May. 24, 2012 11:22 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com

The killing of the police chief in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, last weekend has alarmed officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border and raised fears that the vicious drug-cartel violence that has plagued other regions may be spreading to an area that, for the most part, has been spared the bloodshed.

Luis Fredy Rodriguez Soqui, 40, a former federal prosecutor who became director of public safety two years ago, was killed days before the city was scheduled to be recognized as one of the safest in Sonora, the state south of Arizona.

He is the first police chief killed in Sonora in recent memory, Mexican officials said.

  "Obviously, this is some violence that hits pretty close to home," Yuma Police Chief John Lekan said. Until now, drug-cartel violence "seems to have avoided our neck of the woods, so it's a cause of concern."

San Luis Rio Colorado is just across the border from San Luis, Ariz., and about 26 miles south of Yuma.


The number of police officers killed by drug-cartel violence in Mexico has escalated in recent years, according to the Trans-Border Institute report. Since 2008, the year the newspaper Reforma began tallying police deaths, 2,147 officers have been killed in clashes with organized criminals, the report said. Last year, 572 officers were killed, down from 718 the year before but up from 475 killed in 2009 and 385 killed in 2008, the report said.

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Police killings rise

Rodriguez Soqui is the latest victim in a string of high-ranking police officials killed in Mexico in recent months.

In January, gunmen killed the director of public safety in Zacatepec, in the central state of Morelos.

In February, the director of police investigations in Culiacan, Sinaloa, and his brother were gunned down in a parking lot.

In March, the bullet-riddled body of the police chief of the city of Juan Aldama in Zacatecas was found in the neighboring state of Durango.

Officers have been targeted in Sonora, as well.

In 2011, the deputy police chief in Nogales and a Sonoran state police officer were killed. In 2010, the police chief in Rocky Point and his bodyguard were shot in an ambush but survived.

Ernesto Munro Palacio, Sonora's secretary for public safety, said several officers have been killed in Sonora in the past few years. But he said this was the first time in recent memory a police chief has been killed.

Munro Palacio said he had seen Rodriguez Soqui five days before he was killed, at a meeting in Hermosillo. He characterized Rodriguez Soqui, a father of three, as a dedicated police officer and credited him with making San Luis one of the safest cities in Sonora. He speculated that the police chief may have been targeted for his anti-drug smuggling work.

"We have bad eggs and good eggs, and this was one of the good ones," Munro Palacio said. "Probably he was trying to stop the drugs from going to the U.S., and they killed him."

Carlos Navarro, attorney general of Sonora, declined to speculate on a motive.

"There are many ideas floating around at the moment," Navarro said.

Mexican and U.S. news outlets reported that the attack was captured by video-surveillance cameras mounted in the neighborhood where the police chief lived, but Navarro could not confirm that. At the scene, investigators found more than fifty 7.62x39mm shell casings fired from an AK-47-style assault rifle, he said.

The number of police officers killed by drug-cartel violence in Mexico has escalated in recent years, according to the Trans-Border Institute report. Since 2008, the year the newspaper Reforma began tallying police deaths, 2,147 officers have been killed in clashes with organized criminals, the report said. Last year, 572 officers were killed, down from 718 the year before but up from 475 killed in 2009 and 385 killed in 200

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Police Chief Gunned Down in Jalisco

| Borderland Beat Reporter Buggs

The deputy police chief of Magdalena, a city in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, was killed by gunmen, prosecutors said.

Victor Manuel Hernandez Sotelo was murdered Monday by two subjects on a motorcycle who rode up to his SUV and opened fire with 9 mm weapons in Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco.

The police chief’s SUV crashed into a public bus after the shooting and the gunmen escaped, the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office said.

Hernandez Sotelo was shot twice in the head and died instantly, investigators said.

The police chief had driven to Guadalajara for a doctor’s appointment.

Investigators are trying to determine the motive for the killing and whether the police chief had received death threats, the AG’s office said.

About 50,000 people have died in Mexico’s drug war since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon declared war on the country’s powerful cartels, sending soldiers into the streets to fight criminals.

Two Mexican Generals Detained for Alleged Drug Gang Ties

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | Borderland Beat Reporter Buggs

Former Deputy Defense Secretary Gen. Tomas Angeles Dauahare

Michael O'Boyle and Miguel Gutierrez
Reuters

Investigators are questioning Mexico's former deputy defense minister and a top army general for suspected links to organized crime, in the highest level scandal to hit the military in the five-year-old drug war.

Mexican soldiers on Tuesday detained retired general Tomas Angeles Dauahare and general Roberto Dawe Gonzalez and turned them over to the country's organized crime unit, military and government officials said.as part of a battle with the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels.

The Associated Press

Mexico gang launches car bomb near US border

Suspected drug cartel gunmen opened fire on a hotel being used as a police barracks then attacked it with a car bomb Thursday, wounding eight officers less than 4 miles ...
May 24, 2012, 3:11 p.m.

The Price of Freedom.... Memorial Day

Subject: Incident at the tomb of unknown soldier

Thursday
We have become a nation of irreverent people. Nothing is sacred to some any more.

Look at the churches.  Slobs eating and drinking and treating the church as a cafeteria and a lounge and sitting there texting.

                            

  
 There is really something wrong with our  country, when people laugh at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
Click on the  link below.
No Laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 
The guard sternly, "shut up" a group of people laughing at the Tomb  Of The Unknown Soldier.
Not a peep was heard afterwards.
Notice  how he went about it....stepped off the black mat, made his comments,  proceeded to the end of the mat without getting back on until he reached  the end....then stepped onto the blackmat again, began his 21 steps  again.
GOOD FOR HIM --  PRICELESS!!!!
    

More opinions on profiling 5-24-12

Surveillance image of robbery suspect, Fifth Third B

Golly!, any thing suspicious about this dude and don't start profiling hoodie, ski-mask and big gun.....

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Editor:
I am in complete agreement with Robert Rickabaugh - most of us are sick of hearing about racial profiling. How do you not profile?? When you are looking for a duck why would you go to the chicken coop?? Try going to Mexico, waving your American flag, protesting your "rights" and see where it lands you! The fact that some people come to the U.S. expecting a hand out and our country gives it to them is wrong.
The whining about having to have an ID showing you are a legal resident is just that.........whining! We "legal" Americans have to carry ID's on us at all times........so what? If you want to live here then learn the American language, fly the American flag, carry an ID and stop expecting the U.S. to support you......you just might earn the respect of the American people.
The Federal Government is suing Arizona for enforcing a law that they won't enforce.........our government suing one of its states!? That's Obama for you! He is listening to Napolitano who has been after our Sheriff long before she was put in charge of Homeland Security (now that's a "kicker"!!) She couldn't keep Arizona secure; how can she keep our country secure?
We're behind you Sheriff Joe.......keep up the good work.
Jay & Marcia Perry
Avondal

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• Scene of robbery, Fifth Third Bank, 1031 Chicago Dr. SW. (Photo by WZZM 13's Blake Naftel)

WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- Police say a man with a gun held up the Fifth Third Bank branch in Wyoming Thursday.

It happened around 1:55 p.m. Thursday at the Fifth Third Bank in the 1000 block of Chicago Dr. SW.

The man showed the gun to tellers, demanded money, then walked away from the bank.  No one was injured.

Police are releasing a preliminary description of the suspect: a black man, 6'0" - 6'2", and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants.

Wyoming investigators plan to release surveillance photos or videos after they've reviewed the images.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call Wyoming Police at (616) 530-7300

Two men sought in West Bountiful bank robbery

By Loretta Park

Standard-Examiner staff

Wed, 05/23/2012 - 6:18am

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WEST BOUNTIFUL — Police are looking for two men responsible for robbing a U.S. Bank on Tuesday.

West Bountiful Police Chief Todd Hixson said police were called to the bank at 278 S. 500 West at 11:30 a.m.

A man wearing dark clothes, sunglasses and a hat walked up to a teller, handed her a note demanding cash and indicated “no one would get hurt if they complied,” Hixson said. No weapon was displayed.

Several employees and one customer were in the bank at the time. The customer who witnessed the robbery left the bank before police arrived, Hixson said.

The man left with an undisclosed amount of cash. He ran to an emerald green car in a parking lot across the street at 475 W. 450 South, Bountiful. Hixson said witnesses reported another man drove the car, which is a either a Ford Taurus or Focus-type car, Hixson said.

The man who entered the bank is described as being in his late 20s or early 30s, about 6 feet, 200 pounds with short dark hair.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call West Bo

West Hamlin bank robbed by gunman

May 24, 2012 @ 12:00 AM

The Herald-Dispatch

WEST HAMLIN -- The City National Bank in West Hamlin was robbed by a man wearing a ski mask and armed with a gun just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

According to the West Virginia State Police, which is investigating the robbery in conjunction with the FBI, the man walked into the bank and demanded money. He was wearing a denim jacket, black shoes, a light colored hoodie and a black mask. He is described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a slim build.

West Hamlin Elementary, Guyan Valley Middle and Lincoln County High schools were on lockdown following the incident.

He fled on foot with an unspecif

Richmond Heights bank robbed for third time this year

Published: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 4:24 PM     Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 6:10 PM

By Kyla Price, Sun News
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View full sizeRichmond Heights police are looking for this man, accused of robbing the Huntington Bank branch on Wilson Mills Road May 20.

RICHMOND HTS. - The Cleveland division of the FBI is investigating a robbery that took place at the Wilson Mills Road branch of Huntington Bank.

This is the third time this year the bank has been robbed.

Police Chief Gene Rowe said the bank was robbed about 4 p.m. May 20. No weapons were seen, but the bank did obtain photos of the male suspect, who had a slim build and appeared to be in his mid-20s. The suspect was alone and dressed in a purple baseball cap, black T-shirt and black pants.

The suspect waited in line before making demands of the teller and appeared to be texting on his cell phone during the heist.

Although the bank did have a security guard on staff during the time of the incident, he was unable to intervene.

"We got the alarm and pictures of the suspect. He escaped on foot, while the security guard was in his car in the parking lot," Rowe said.

"He [the guard] noticed the guy walking out, but he didn’t know that the bank had been robbed, so he didn’t pay much attention. By the time he realized the bank had been robbed, the guy had already made it around the corner and was gone."

Although the suspect escaped, he did leave the note behind.

"We also have some good pictures," Rowe said.

Councilwoman Eloise Henry pointed to the fact robbery at this particular bank location has been a repeated problem. She asked the chief, "Is Huntington Bank going to do something different, like get a real police officer or two for their bank?"

"This is the third time and it’s only May. They’ll be back," she said.

Rowe said discussions have taken place and the bank is working with the city to create a solution.

"We’re having some ongoing discussions with them. The FBI of course is investigating the robbery, because it is insured by the FDIC," Rowe said.

Henry lives nearby and said this is not the first time she has noticed issues with the bank’s security.

"I see their security, because the bank is at the corner of my street. They look very nonchalant, so they might as well just have me watching. I’d probably do a better job," she said.

Council President David Roche said he also has noticed the bank’s guards appearing to be off task.

"I noticed that last week," he said.

Rowe said the bank’s on-duty guard alternates between being inside and outside, but he is not sure why the guard was sitting in his car during the time of the incident.

Bank officials said they are not providing comment regarding the incident at this time.

Rowe indicated overall service calls are up by approximately one percent compared to last year. The department has responded to over 9,500 calls and has noticed a three percent increase in reports.

Arrest Made in Alleged Theft at Jewelry Stores

23 May 2012 10:53 AM On May 21, 2012 the Dothan Police Department made a felony arrest following a recent investigation. Police say the Owner of Interco Coin, located at 2314 Ross Clark Circle filed a theft report on May 15, 2012. In the report, the victim stated several subjects came in the shop as a group, one of which stole multiple pieces of jewelry while another person distracted the worker. A short time later, the suspects went to JCP, located at 890 West Main Street where they sold the stolen items. While the cashier was conducting the transaction, one of the suspects stole merchandise at that location as well. Investigators identified Trenton Wade as the suspect who stole items at both locations and have now arrested him on two counts of theft. Investigators say this case will remain open and further charges are pending. ·       Trenton Wade, black male, 19 years of age, of Nottingham Way was arrested and charged with two counts of Second Degree Theft with bonds totaling $30,000.

From:	BanditTracker Arizona
To:	bank211s
Date:	Wed, May 23, 2012 1:30 pm

BanditTracker Arizona

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Occurred in Phoenix on 05-21-12

Posted: 23 May 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Date:	2012-05-21
Location:	Chase
Address:	850 E. Hatcher Road
City:	Phoenix
State:	Arizona
Race:	Hispanic
Sex:	Male
Height:	5’ 7"   to  5’ 9"
Description:	Sp1 Hispanic Male, late 40's, 5'7", tall, 160-165 lbs, black mustache, dark complexion, wearing a red bandanna, white long sleeve button up shirt black or blue jeans. Sp2 Hispanic Male, early 30's, 5'9" - 5'10" tall, 150-160lbs, bushy eyebrows, tattoos on neck wearing a blue baseball hat with red brim, dark blue shirt wrapped around his neck partially covering the tattoos, long sleeve black shirt, blue jeans, black or blue shoes with a white symbol on the sides.
Contact:	FBI 623-466-1999
Weapon Shown:	Yes
Weapons:	SP1 black semi-auto pistol with brown backstrap

Community State Bank robbery in Troy, Missouri

12:14 PM, May 23, 2012   |   0  comments

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Troy, MO (KSDK) - Investigators with the Troy Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a man who robbed a local bank Tuesday.

According to police, the robbery occurred at approximately 11:45 a.m. at the Community State Bank. The suspect walked into the bank and presented a note to teller indicating he was armed and demanded money. The man left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, which he placed inside a black nylon bag.

Authorities have not determined if the suspect had a car waiting outside the bank.

Although the note indicated the suspect was armed, police said a weapon was not displayed to the teller.

Police described the suspect is described as a white man, approximately 5'10" tall, medium build and having strawberry blonde to light brown hair. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was wearing, tortoise shell-colored sunglasses, a light brown hat, a short sleeve button-up shirt with a collar, black cargo shorts and dark shoes with white crew length socks. Witnesses indicated the suspect may have been wearing a floral patterned or Hawaiian type shirt underneath the tan button-up shirt.

Any person with information in regards to the suspect's identity is encouraged to contact the Troy Police Department at 636-528-4725. If tipsters wish to remain anonymous, they can call the Troy Police Department's Hotline at 636-528-6077.