Crime & Safety
Suffolk Police Catch Alleged Bank Robber
Police say the man had one of the tellers empty their register, then fled the scene on a bicycle.

Suffolk County police arrested a West Babylon man on Tuesday and charged him with robbing a bank in Farmingdale on Monday.
According a police, Brian James, 43, of Outlook Avenue, entered the TD Bank at 2025 Broadhollow Road around 4:30 p.m., approached the teller and handed them a note demanding cash. The teller complied, and James left the bank with the cash, and fled the scene on a bicycle.
James was charged with third-degree robbery. He is scheduled to be arraigned today in First District Court in Central Islip.
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