Man Charged With Armed Robbery At Lower Merion, Other Banks

ARDMORE, PA — A Philadelphia man is facing charges for the armed robbery of an Ardmore bank and two other banks throughout 2019, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney.

The DA's office said Erick Hall, 32, of Philadelphia, has been arrested and charged for robbing banks in Ardmore, Cheltenham, and Lansdowne, earlier this year.

Hall is accused of robbing the Citizens Bank branch at 225 W. Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore on Oct. 16. The DA's office said he made off with $1,120 in the robbery.

He is also accused of robbing a Lansdowne branch of ESSA Bank on Sept. 18 where he stole $3,860, as well as a Santander Bank branch in Cheltenham on July 19, taking $3,700, the DA's office said.

Hall was arrested in Wilmington, Delaware on Oct. 24 while riding in a taxi cab after allegedly robbing a bank in Delaware.

He was arraigned on Nov. 21 in Montgomery County and charged with multiple counts of robbery, terroristic threats, simple assault, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and possession of an instrument of crime.

Hall was in Montgomery County after failing to post $99,000 bail, the DA's office said.

According to authorities, Hall waived his preliminary hearing and formal arraignment.