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Bank Robbery

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Gunpoint Robbery at Woodlynne Bank by Costumed Men

Two men brandish a gun while robbing the Sovereign Bank in Woodlynne. The FBI is searching for them.

Most robbers put on a mask or hoodie—not dress up like someone from the Village People to stick up a bank. The FBI and Camden County Prosecutor’s Office are searching for a pair of bank robbers, one dressed rather creatively, who held up at gunpoint the Sovereign Bank in Woodlynne on Feb. 27. The pair entered the bank at 2400 Mount Ephraim Avenue at 10:20 a.m. and confronted a teller in the lobby. They displayed a firearm and followed her to the counter, where they received an undisclosed amount of cash. Both fled, likely on foot. The two men are described as 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 8 inches tall with medium builds. One wore a yellow PSE&G hardhat, Halloween mask, charcoal gray hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and dark-colored gloves. …

Friday, July 13, 2012

Police Drop the Net on Suspected Serial Bank Robber

Police say Aquamena Hawthorne hit four local banks, including Susquehanna Bank in Audubon on June 26.

An accused serial bank robber who police say hit four local banks—including one in Audubon—was arrested Friday. Aquamena Hawthorne, 36, of Willingboro, was arrested in Camden after authorities tracked her down with license plate reader technology. Hawthorne is suspected in four local bank robberies running from June 26 through this morning, including: In each case, Hawthorne allegedly demanded money from the bank tellers and told them she had a gun, although she never showed one. Authorities identified her license plate after the Audubon and Willingboro robberies, and that license plate was recorded by Camden City Police nearly 40 times in North Camden, officials said. After the Cherry Hill robbery on Friday, Camden County Prosecutor’s …

Alexus

5:35 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012

Tracy please get a life and stop judging people before you judge yourself,   more ›

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Police Seek Female Suspect After Third Bank Hit in Three Weeks

In all three instances, the robber handed tellers a note saying she was armed. Any connection among them is yet unknown.

Cinnaminson Police are still looking for a female suspect in the robbery of a Susquehanna Bank on Route 130 Tuesday morning. About 10 a.m. today, the suspect handed the teller a note claiming that she was armed. She was given an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was ever produced and there were no injuries, authorities say. The woman is described as a black female in her late 20s or early 30s, approximately 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7, and was last seen wearing a light-colored blouse, dark pants, light-colored sneakers and a waist-length gray jacket. Similar robberies occurred 45 minutes apart at two South Jersey banks June 26. A woman described as wearing a light blue raincoat hit a Beneficial Bank on Beverly-Rancocas Road in Willingboro at …

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Anne Carroll

6:51 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Yep, what happened to the exploding dye?   more ›

Friday, April 15, 2011

Pro Wrestler Takes the Fall in Bank Robbery

Nicholas W. Wilson, a professional wrestler known as Nick Gage, will be sentenced April 29.

Rugged pro wrestler Nicholas W. Wilson finally met his match: the law.  Wilson, who wrestled under the name Nick Gage, is scheduled to be sentenced April 29 for robbing a PNC Bank branch in Collingswood three days before Christmas 2010.   He pleaded guilty March 15 in state Superior Court in Camden to one second-degree count of bank robbery, according to court records. A second-degree charge carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years in state prison.  Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, said Thursday afternoon that he was unsure if Wilson had entered into a plea agreement, under which Wilson would receive a lesser sentence in exchange for admitting his guilt.  Before he turned himself in to Collingswood police …

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Pro Wrestler: Desperation Led Me to Rob Bank

In an interview with Collingswood Patch, the wrestler known as Nick Gage said he's battled drug addiction for years.

Growing up, one of of Nicholas W. Wilson's heroes was Lawrence Taylor, the gifted but troubled pro football Hall of Famer and occasional professional wrestler.  Like "L.T." did on the field, Wilson has the seemingly superhuman ability to absorb punishment. And like Taylor, despite his success in professional sports, Wilson's personal demons overwhelmed him.  Just a few months ago, Wilson, 30, was a big draw for Combat Zone Wrestling, a Philadelphia-based independent wrestling operation known for its ultraviolent matches.  He wrestles under the name Nick "F'n" Gage, and among fans of hardcore wrestling, he's a hero.  Now, he sits in the Camden County Jail, charged with robbing a PNC Bank branch in nearby Collingswood three days before …

Kathleen Hauprich

4:20 pm on Tuesday, January 11, 2011

I can understand when the system has failed someone. I have been tangled up in trying to get my husband, who is a deadbeat dad living in NYC, to be a man and cough up the money that he owes me and child support for his daughter here in PA. I am been tangled up in red tape, first with the Supreme Court who told me that to get it enforced I have to go to Family Court. Since I am an out of state …   more ›

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