Perth Amboy Man Robbed Middletown Bank, Prosecutor Charges

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — A Perth Amboy man is accused of robbing a bank in Middletown on Dec. 28, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago.

The Valley National bank, in the Middletown Kohl's Plaza shopping center on Rt. 35 south, was robbed at 10:43 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28: Middletown Police were called for the robbery alarm that had been activated.

When police got there, they were informed that a masked man had entered the bank and stolen close to $8,000 before fleeing in the car pictured above.

A joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Middletown Police and the FBI led to the arrest of Miguel Angeles, 42, of Perth Amboy. He is charged with first-degree armed robbery.

The county prosecutor did not specify the exact kind of weapon shown.

As of Monday morning, he remains in custody pending a detention hearing currently scheduled to take place Wednesday in Monmouth County Superior Court. The detention hearing will determine whether he is detained in jail until trial, or released until his trial.

Anyone with information about that Dec. 28 Middletown bank robbery is asked to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor's Detective Nicolas Logothetis at 800-533-7443 or Middletown Township Police Department Detective Keith Hirschbein at 732-615-2100.

Initial Patch report: Suspect Photos Released In Middletown Bank Robbery (Dec. 28)