Foxborough Man Receives Jail Time For Bank Robberies

A Foxborough man will serve jail time after pleading guilty to three counts of unarmed robbery for three robberies that took place in the downtown area of Foxborough in late 2013 and 2014.

Nicholas Grover was sentenced to two to three years in prison and five years probation in Dedham Superior Court on Feb. 20 according to the District Attorney’s office.

“Foxboro detectives, including Detective Patrick Morrison, did all the right things in this investigation. In the absence of physical evidence, they secured surveillance video and photographs and disseminated those through social media and the Mass Most Wanted web site,” DA Michael Morrissey said in a statement. “Those efforts resulted in two community members calling police to identify this on the day of the third robbery.”

In the three robberies at Foxborough Savings and Loan and Rockland Trust, Grover entered the bank with his face obstructed and with a bag demanding money. When he was given the cash, he apologized and fled on foot.

After receiving leads on the identity of the robber, detectives assembled probable cause to execute a search warrant on his Cocasset Street apartment. That search produced evidence linking him to the robberies, half a gram of heroin and 10 OxyContin pills.

A forensic examination of the defendant’s phone seized during the search revealed that a 911 emergency call was made on January 29, 2014 to the police at the request of the defendant. The caller reported a person with a gun at the Patriot Place just before the defendant robbed The Rockland Trust Bank. The police determined that the purpose of that call was to divert and focus police resources while the robbery was in progress.

Assistant District Attorney David Omiunu asked Judge Raymond Brassard to sentence the defendant to 4 to 6 years in state prison, followed by probation supervision. Judge Brassard ordered Grover to serve 2 to 3 years in prison, followed by 5 years of probation. Conditions of probation include that he obtain a mental health evaluation and participate in recommended treatment, abstain from drugs and alcohol during those years, submit to random drug screening, gain employment and pay restitution to be determined while on probation.

In the combined robberies, Grover had stolen just over $18,000.