Man Sentenced In Bank Robbery Spree That Hit East Windsor Twice

EAST WINDSOR, CT — A Massachusetts man who robbed two East Windsor banks during a wider crime spree across New England has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Taylor Dziczek, 44, formerly of Chicopee, was sentenced in Hartford to 90 months behind bars, followed by three years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan.

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Federal prosecutors said Dziczek robbed a Webster Bank in East Windsor on Oct. 15, 2021, and a KeyBank in town on Jan. 6, 2022.

The two East Windsor robberies were among 14 bank and credit union robberies, along with one attempted robbery, that Dziczek committed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire between September 2021 and August 2022, according to court records.

Dziczek typically turned off his cellphone and removed the license plates from his car before driving to a bank, prosecutors said. He entered the buildings wearing a hooded sweatshirt, surgical mask and baseball cap, then handed tellers notes demanding large bills and claiming he had a gun.

Investigators connected Dziczek to the spree after a May 2022 robbery at People's United Bank in Plainville. During that robbery, prosecutors said Dziczek showed what appeared to be a black firearm and told a teller, "Give me all the money," "I have a gun," and "Don't be a hero."

He discarded paper money wrappers before leaving the bank. Several months later, FBI agents recovered a drinking straw Dziczek had used at MGM Springfield. DNA found on the straw matched DNA recovered from the discarded wrappers, prosecutors said.

Dziczek has been held since his arrest on Dec. 1, 2022. He pleaded guilty in September 2025 to three counts of bank robbery.

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala ordered Dziczek to pay $82,567 in restitution.

The East Windsor Police Department was among the local, state and federal agencies involved in the investigation.