Crime & Safety

Man Arrested For Bensalem Bank Robbery

Fleeing the robbery, the man almost struck several cars on Rockhill Drive and Neshaminy Boulevard with his Hyundai, police say.

Fleeing the robbery, the man almost struck several cars on Rockhill Drive and Neshaminy Boulevard with his Hyundai.
Fleeing the robbery, the man almost struck several cars on Rockhill Drive and Neshaminy Boulevard with his Hyundai. (Photo via Bensalem Police Department)

BENSALEM, PA — A man who Bensalem Police say is the bank robber who endangered others while escaping from a recent heist is under arrest.

Richmond Yarmai, of Philadelphia, was arrested as a result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Bensalem Police, Delaware State Police, Philadelphia Police and the Philadelphia FBI office for the May 16 robbery of the Wells Fargo Bank on Horizon Boulevard.

At about 3:50 p.m. that day, a man robbed the bank, then got into a black Hyundai. He fled onto Rockhill Drive toward Neshaminy Boulevard, almost striking several cars on the road while escaping, according to police.

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