Man Arrested For Robbing Bank In Supermarket: Police

An East Meadow man was arrested on Wednesday for robbing a bank at gunpoint last week.

According to police, Benjamin Maynard, 32, of Prospect Avenue, East Meadow, entered the Bethpage Federal Credit Union inside King Kullen, located at 3284 Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. Police say he passed a note to the 23-year-old male teller demanding cash, then pulled out a black handgun and pointed it at him.

The teller complied, and police say Maynard fled on foot. There were three employees and one customer in the bank during the robbery, as well as customers and employees inside the supermarket.

Police say their investigation led them to Maynard's home, where he was arrested on May 8. Police say he had 16 glassine bags filled with what is believed to be heroin on him when he was arrested.

Police say that Maynard was also responsible for robbing a Roslyn Savings Bank inside Stop and Shop, located at 4055 Merrick Road in Seaford, on Feb. 8.

Maynard is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Photo: Nassau County Police Department