Crime & Safety
Police: Mastic Man Arrested For Robbing Shirley Bank
The bank robbery occurred in April.

A Mastic man was arrested for robbing a Shirley bank last month in addition to stealing from a Home Depot in Copiague earlier this week, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday.
Ben Mendolia, 32, was charged with third degree robbery for robbing a TD Bank located at 530 William Floyd Parkway on April 26, police said.
Mendolia was also charged with fourth degree grand larceny for stealing a copper pipe from Home Depot in Copiague on Tuesday.
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Mendolia will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.
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