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Smithtown Bank Robber Arrested: Police

The bank was robbed in early October, police say. The man had handed a teller a note that he had a gun and demanded cash, police say.

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Philip Ferrito, 40, of North Massapequa, is accused of robbing a TD Bank in Smithtown on Oct. 2, Suffolk police said. Ferrito was arrested on Tuesday, police said.
Philip Ferrito, 40, of North Massapequa, is accused of robbing a TD Bank in Smithtown on Oct. 2, Suffolk police said. Ferrito was arrested on Tuesday, police said. (Google Maps)

SMITHTOWN, NY — A man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a Smithtown bank robbery that happened earlier in October, Suffolk police said.

Philip Ferrito, 40, of North Massapequa, robbed TD Bank, at 714 Smithtown Bypass, around 11:50 a.m. Oct. 2, police said.

Ferrito entered the bank and handed a teller a note indicating he had a gun and demanded cash, police said. The teller gave Ferrito cash from the drawer, police said. Ferrito ran off, police said.

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Ferrito is set to be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday.

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