Man Convicted Of Bank Robberies In Gloucester, Collingswood: USAO

A Camden man has been convicted of robbing a pair of banks in Gloucester Township and Collingswood over a 10-day period last summer, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced on Friday.

Anthony L. Livingston, 48, was convicted of two counts of bank robbery, and one count of attempted bank robbery following a one-week trial before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning the guilty verdicts.

Livingston robbed the PNC Bank at 1485 Blackwood-Clementon Road in Gloucester Township on July 14, according to authorities. Police said he entered the bank at about noon that day and passed a demand note to the teller. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, he fled the scene in an unknown direction. No weapon was displayed and no one was injured.

He was charged with the bank robbery in Gloucester Township shortly after he was arrested in connection with the July 24, 2018, robbery of the Ocean First Bank on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood. Authorities said he was the getaway driver for 33-year-old Laque Hunter, also of Camden, in that case.

Authorities said Hunter walked into the bank, formerly known as Sun-Trust Bank on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood at about 2:48 p.m. and passed a demand note to a teller. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, Hunter ran out of the bank and got into a car being driven by Livingston, police said. No one was injured in the incident.

Livingston was arrested during a traffic stop by the Collingswood Police Department near Louis and Morton streets the same day.

After police released surveillance photos from the scene, they received tips from members of the community. Based on those tips, Hunter was arrested near Broadway and Federal streets two days after the robbery, police said.

At the time of these crimes, Livingston was on federal supervised release, according to authorities. On July 13, 2018, one day before the first bank robbery, Livingston completed a 220-month term of imprisonment for having robbed eight banks in South Jersey in 2000 and 2001.

Livingston faces a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 4.