Man Sentenced For Monroe Bank, Subway Robberies

MONROE, CT — A Bridgeport man was sentenced to ten years in prison for committing three bank robberies and two Subway store robberies in Connecticut last year, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Alvin Robertson, 56, will also serve three years of supervised release.

Robertson robbed a Subway store at 9 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield May 20, 2018, when prosecutors said he brandished a knife, pointed it at the store clerk and stated, “Give me all your money or I will kill you.”

On July 22, 2018, Robertson robbed a Subway store located at 447 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe. During the robbery, Robertson indicated that he had a gun.

Robertson also robbed a People’s United Bank branch at 470 Monroe Turnpike in Monroe on Aug. 29, 2018; a People’s United Bank branch at 763 Straits Turnpike in Watertown on Sept. 21, 2018, and a People’s United Bank branch at 1135 Farmington Ave. in Berlin on Sept. 25, 2018, according to the statement.

Robertson has been detained since his arrest on related state charges on Sept. 27, 2018. He pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery in May.

Robertson has prior federal and state bank robbery convictions.

This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Watertown, Ridgefield, Monroe and Berlin Police Departments. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.