Colts Neck Man Indicted In 3 Bank Robberies: Prosecutors

COLTS NECK, NJ — A Colts Neck man was indicted in connection with committing three bank robberies in various municipalities over the course of about a month last fall, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Tuesday.

Conor Kavanagh, a 29-year-old Colts Neck resident, was charged with three counts of first-degree armed robbery. If convicted, Kavanagh would face up to 20 years in state prison, Linskey said.

According to officials, on Saturday, Nov. 13, a man later identified as Kavanagh approached a teller window at the PNC Bank inside the Stop & Shop supermarket on Route 36 in Keyport, handed over a note indicating he had a weapon and fled the scene in a green Toyota pickup truck.

One month later, on Dec. 14, a bank robbery committed in the same fashion occurred at the Wells Fargo branch on Newman Springs Road in the Lincroft section of Middletown. The suspect was wearing similar clothing and left the scene in a green Toyota pickup truck, Linskey said.

Three days later, on Friday, Dec. 17, a similar robbery occurred at the Wells Fargo branch on Route 36 in Eatontown.

Following the bank robbery in Middletown, assisting members of the FBI located Kavanagh driving the green pickup truck and placed him under arrest, Linskey said.

Detectives later searched the vehicle and discovered money from the Eatontown bank robbery as well as the clothing worn by the perpetrator in surveillance footage. They also discovered information on a storage unit in Shrewsbury, where they discovered cash from the bank robberies in Keyport and Middletown.

Anyone with information about Kavanagh’s activities is asked to contact MCPO Detective Brian Migliorisi or Detective Jason Gold toll-free at (800) 533-7443.