Crime & Safety

Man & Woman Rob Suffolk TD Bank At Gunpoint: Police

The two were arrested and charged with robbery in connection to the incident, police say.

A man and woman robbed TD Bank in Lake Grove Sunday afternoon, Suffolk police said. They were arrested and charged with robbery.
A man and woman robbed TD Bank in Lake Grove Sunday afternoon, Suffolk police said. They were arrested and charged with robbery. (Map Data ©2020 Google)

LAKE GROVE, NY — Suffolk police arrested a man and woman who they say robbed a bank in Lake Grove Sunday afternoon.

Caleb Christiansen, 30, of Riverhead, entered TD Bank, at 2822 Middle Country Road, at 2:35 p.m. March 8, approached a teller, displayed a handgun and presented a note demanding cash, police said. The teller complied, and Christiansen ran out of the bank to a white Jeep where Jeanne Marie Zoller, 49, of Mastic, was waiting, police said. They drove off south on Hawkins Avenue, police said. The duo was found in the Jeep a short time later on Hawkins Avenue, police said.

Christiansen and Zoller were both charged with first-degree robbery. They were scheduled for Monday arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip after being held overnight at the Fourth Precinct, police said.

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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.

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