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BCB Bank In Woodbridge Robbed Monday; Man Charged

The BCB Bank on Amboy Avenue was robbed at 10:45 Monday morning, Oct. 14.

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The area of Amboy Ave. and Main Street in Woodbridge where the bank was robbed.
The area of Amboy Ave. and Main Street in Woodbridge where the bank was robbed. (Google Earth)

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — The BCB Bank on Amboy Avenue was robbed Monday morning, Oct. 14, said Woodbridge police, and a Perth Amboy man was apprehended and charged.

Police say a man entered the BCB Bank at 378 Amboy Avenue in Woodbridge at approximately 10:45 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money. He obtained $1,660 from the bank and fled.

Police put out a description of the suspect and a man was stopped by Carteret police.

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Francis Conte, 49, a Perth Amboy resident, was arrested and charged with the robbery.

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