Crime & Safety
Rocky Point Man Arrested After Robbing Bank: Police
The 32-year-old was arrested soon after the robbery Friday evening, police say.
PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY – A 32-year-old man was arrested after he robbed a Port Jefferson Station bank Friday evening, Suffolk Police said.
According to police, Robert Van Helden entered the TD Bank located at 86 Nesconset Highway at approximately 6:30 p.m. and presented a note demanding cash.
The teller complied with his demands and Van Helden, of Rocky Point, fled on foot, police said. Numerous officers and detectives from the Sixth Precinct responded and located Van Helden a short time later at a Home Depot in Selden.
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Major Case detectives charged Van Helden with third degree robbery. He is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday.
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