Bridgeport Man Charged with Bank, Restaurant Robberies: DA

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man has been charged with multiple counts of knocking off area banks and restaurants, the U.S. District Attorney for Connecticut said in a release.

Alvin Robertson, 55, was indicted on three counts of bank robbery and two counts of interference with commerce by robbery, returned by a federal grand jury in New Haven on Oct. 16.

Robertson appeared on Monday before the U.S. Magistrate Judge in Bridgeport and entered a plea of not guilty to the charges. He has been detained since his arrest on related state charges on Sept. 27.

The indictment alleges that Robertson robbed a Subway store located at 9 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield on May 20; a Subway store located at 447 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on July 22; a People’s United Bank branch located at 470 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on Aug. 29; a People’s United Bank branch located at 763 Straits Turnpike in Watertown on Sept. 21, 2018, and a People’s United Bank branch located at 1135 Farmington Avenue in Berlin on Sept. 25, 2018.

If convicted, Robertson faces a maximum term of 20 years in prison on each count.

This matter is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Watertown, Ridgefield, Monroe and Berlin Police Departments.

An indictment is not evidence of guilt, and the charges are only allegations.