Eight members of a New York cell are charged in a massive 21st century bank heist that reached across the Internet and stretched around the globe, inflicting $45 million in losses on the financial system in a matter of hours.
One of the tellers told police that the man demanded money and claimed to have a gun. The tellers complied with his demands, and the suspect made away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police say 22-year-old Robert Williams, who currently holds the speed record for eating glass light bulbs, was arrested after attempting to rob the Apple Bank on Kings Highway in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Suffolk County police say Jean Coughlin was arrested in Carle Place on Tuesday after she handed a Chase Bank teller a handwritten note demanding money and threatening violence.
Police on Long Island are looking for a man caught on camera attempting to rob a bank, and authorities believe he may have hit another bank on the same day.