Dedham Man Gets Prison Time for Bank Robbery

BOSTON, MA — A Dedham man will spend times behind bars for an armed bank robbery in Attleboro.

Lawrence J. Costello, 54, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Wednesday to seven years in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $17,687 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

On May 12, 2014, Costello and another individual, armed with what appeared to be semi-automatic weapons, entered a Bank of America 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, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

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.

In March 2016, Costello pleaded guilty to a charge of armed bank robbery.

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