bank robber

A man dubbed the “Straw Hat Bandit” for the distinctive disguises he donned while robbing numerous banks in the Philadelphia area is headed back to prison.

An accused serial bank robber — who stole from a bank right after being released due to New York’s new bail reform law — surprisingly turned himself in to federal authorities in Lower Manhattan

Opponents of the new law say that recent examples show the “catch and release” strategy isn’t working, citing the case of a serial bank robber who was released and promptly robbed another bank. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Mobster John Gotti’s namesake son was in court to provide support for a mixed martial arts fighter accused of robbing a Queens bank.

Police in New Jersey say a man who allegedly robbed a bank was caught because stolen money was seen falling out of his clothes.

The NYPD is looking for the man they say robbed three banks in the Bronx.

A bank robber known as the “Coast-to-Coast Bandit,” whose crime spree spanned thousands of miles, was arrested after police chased and tackled him in Midtown, according to federal law enforcement officials.

A man suspected of robbing or attempting to rob seven banks from New York to Los Angeles was arrested by NYPD officers on Wednesday, the FBI said. Checkey Beckford reports.

A bank robber known as the “Coast to Coast Bandit” robbed a bank in New York City again on Monday, just days after he targeted another bank in the city, police said.

The robber dubbed the “Bank to Bank Bandit” has struck again in New York City, but this time in Queens and he was wearing a Mets hat instead of his usual Yankees hat, authorities said.

A bank robber known as the “Coast to Coast Bandit” is back in New York City, police say, and investigators are linking him to heists on both sides of the country.

A serial Florida bank robber who has served prison time for prior heists has been arrested again after his mother identified him for the FBI.