Dedham Man to Be Sentenced for Attleboro Bank Robbery

Originally published Oct. 10, 2016.

DEDHAM, MA — A Dedham man who admitted to taking over $17,000 from an Attleboro Bank of America will be sentenced this week.

Lawrence J. Costello, 54, pleaded guilty in April to one count of armed bank robbery. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 14 in U.S. District Court in Boston, according to the Sun Chronicle.

On May 12, 2014, Costello and another individual, armed with what appeared to be semi-automatic weapons, entered a Bank of America branch in Attleboro. Once inside, Costello jumped over the teller’s counter and took $17,687 in cash while holding the tellers at gunpoint. The men fled in a green Ford pickup truck, which was recovered a short time later and determined to have been stolen. During the investigation, law enforcement recovered a pair of red and black gloves which testing revealed contained Costello’s DNA. Costello was arrested a few weeks later in Bourne, Mass.

Costello faces up to 63 months in prison, five years of probation, and restitution of $17,687.

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