Queen City Credit Union Robbery Suspect With Priors Arrested, Released

MANCHESTER, NH — Manchester police arrested a credit union robbery suspect who was out on probation at the time of the robbery after being convicted of robberies in New York.

Around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 4, police were sent to the Granite State Credit Union on Elm Street for a report of a bank robbery. When they arrived, investigators learned a man, carrying a multi-colored Aldi shopping bag and a scarf covering his face, entered the bank. He then gave the teller a note demanding money, put the cash in a bag, and left.

The suspect was captured on security video outside the credit union without the scarf but still holding the bag.

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A K-9 was requested, but its tracking was unsuccessful.

After investigating the incident, Jesse Hippolite, 37, of Manchester, was identified as a suspect by police, according to Heather Hamel, the public information officer for the department. He was arrested on a felony robbery charge at his home.

“Hippolite has three previous bank robbery convictions out of New York State and was on probation at the time of this robbery,” she added. “He was released on (personal recognizance).”

According to the Daily Mail, Hippolite was arrested about 12 years ago on robbery charges after taking to Facebook, using the name “Willie Sutton Jr.,” and bragging about his robberies. At the time, investigators believed he was involved in more than a dozen heists. In March 2012, he pleaded guilty to three charges.

The Daily Mail noted Willie Sutton used “several inventive disguises to rob banks from the 1920s to the 1950s.”

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