April 10, 2008: Christian Torres, 21, was arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Muhlenberg Township, PA. The arrest is notable as Torres is a New York police officer. $113,000 was taken in the robbery. Torres was charged with robbery and held on $500,000 bail - and he was suspended from the NYPD.
The Robbery
- 8am, April 10, 2008: Man in a black suit distracts bank employee outside the branch
- Forces his way into the building
- Employee sounds the silent alarm
- Threatens employees with a gun and demanded cash from the vault
- The robber leaves with $113,000
- Police give chase and arrest Torres
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Fast Facts
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A bank employee activated the silent alarm
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Muhlenberg police arrested Torres as he was driving away from the scene
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Torres's carhad its license plate turned backward
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The bank employees identified Torres as the robber
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All the money was recovered
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Loaded gun, 9mm Glock 26, discovered in Torres's waistband - not his service weapon
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Felony robbery
prison sentence of 10 years or more
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Bail at $500,000
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April 21, 2008
Preliminary court hearing
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July 2007
Joined NYPD, Brooklyn transit bureau
