Crime & Safety
1 Charged After Banks In Apple Valley, Burnsville Robbed: Police
A 36-year-old man from Saint Paul faces two felony counts of second-degree aggravated robbery.
DAKOTA COUNTY, MN — Police say a man has been arrested after one bank in Apple Valley and another in Burnsville were robbed within a week of each other. Andrew McCoy, 36, of Saint Paul was charged with two felony counts of second-degree aggravated robbery.
Officers were dispatched April 1 to a bank robbery in Burnsville. The suspect had already fled when police arrived.
Through witness statements and surveillance video, police connected McCoy to the April 1 robbery at a bank in Burnsville and a March 25 robbery at an Apple Valley bank.
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McCoy faces up to 15 years in prison and/or a $30,000 fine for each robbery charge.
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