Crime & Safety
LI Man Accused Of Robbing Bay Shore TD Bank Caught 23 Minutes Later: PD
The 36-year-old suspect fled the TD Bank on foot after handing a teller a note demanding cash, Suffolk police said.
BAY SHORE, NY — A 36-year-old man was arrested Friday morning after robbing a TD Bank in Bay Shore, Suffolk County police said.
The man entered TD Bank at 479 Montauk Highway and handed a teller a note demanding cash, police said. He fled the bank on foot, heading west at approximately 10:24 a.m.
At approximately 10:47 a.m., Third Precinct patrol officers spotted a man matching the suspect's description in front of 403 East Main Street in Bay Shore, police said. Officers arrested him at the scene.
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Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives charged Raymond Peruggi, 36, who is undomiciled, with third-degree robbery. He was also arrested on three outstanding misdemeanor warrants, police said.
Peruggi was scheduled to be held overnight at the Third Precinct before his arraignment Saturday, Oct. 17, at First District Court in Central Islip.
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