Eatontown Man Jailed In Attempted Bank Holdup In Brick

A Toms River man and a man from Eatontown have been charged with attempted robbery after they tried to rob the TD Bank on Hooper Avenue in Brick on Tuesday evening, Brick Township police said Wednesday.

Michael Gibson, 22, of Belmont Drive, Toms River, approached the bank, at 2292 Hooper Ave., at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and displayed a gun, police said. The doors to the bank were locked so Michael Gibson was unable to get in, but employees inside the bank, who were locking up for the night, called police.

Michael Gibson ran off toward Hooper Avenue and got into a dark-colored sedan that was seen headed westbound on Beaverson Boulevard toward Lakewood, police said.

Detective Daniel Waleski, who was told about the robbery, relayed the description of the car to Officers John Ziobro and Brian Farnkopf, who were on patrol in the area.

Ziobro, Farnkopf and Waleski conducted a motor vehicle stop on the suspect vehicle in the area of Beaverson Boulevard and Shorrock Street. The driver of the suspect vehicle was later identified as Sydir Gibson, 20, of Stony Hill Road, Eatontown, police said. A black air soft hand gun was recovered from the vehicle, police said.

Both were arrested and transported to Brick Police Department for processing, police said.

Michael Gibson was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and possession of a hand gun. He is being held at the Ocean County Jail, Toms River, in lieu of $500,000 bail, no 10 percent, set by Superior Court Judge Joseph L. Foster, police said.

Sydir Gibson was charged with robbery and he is being held at the Ocean County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail, no 10 percent, police said.

The investigation is being conducted by Detective Thomas Cooney of the Brick Township Police Department.