Odd News

Robber hits same NYC bank for 3 days

Published: Sept. 29, 2011 at 2:34 PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- New York police said they arrested a brazen bank robber who targeted the same downtown branch on three consecutive days.

Investigators said Charles Burnett, 29, of Teaneck, N.J., stole more than $26,000 from the Sovereign Bank branch on Gold Street Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the New York Post reported Thursday.

Burnett was arrested by a pair of police officers passing by the bank as he exited Wednesday.

"They tackled him today as I was coming in," said teller Danielle Stephens, 25, who was present during Tuesday's robbery. "He ran out onto Gold Street and they tackled him.

"Same guy, three days in a row," Stephens said. "Obviously he wanted to get caught. He didn't seem like he was all there."

Burnett was charged with three counts of robbery.

© 2011 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints

Most Popular Collections

'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening	NBC upfronts	Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York	Spire raised on top of One WTC	2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces

Additional Odd News Stories
Entertainment News Prince William excited about impending fatherhood LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince William expressed his excitement at being a new dad during a visit to a London charity, a charity official said. Larry Hagman's granddaughter allegedly stole family jewelry Disneyland open 24 hours straight to kick off summer Iranian student at Chicago film school wins Cannes short film prize Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction	Top News Hacking suspect had been recruited by MI5: friend LONDON, May 25 (UPI) -- Michael Adebolajo, a suspect in the hacking death of a soldier, had been offered a job by a British intelligence service six months before, a friend says. At least 17 children dead in school bus explosion Court bans detention practices by Ariz. sheriff against Latinos Obama asks Americans to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day Seven Philippine marines among 11 killed in firefight with insurgents
Odd News Your Daily Horoscope UPI horoscopes for Saturday, May 25, 2013. The almanac Marathoner chases down suspected purse snatcher Irish grandmother locks three suspected thieves in farmyard 'Potty Party' inaugurates public restroom	Business News Fatburger to go national with Walmart locations LOS ANGELES, May 25 (UPI) -- A hamburger brand known for its size and its status among celebrities, Fatburger, is about to go national, said the company, which was started in California. China, Switzerland, sign free-trade pact Putin calls for stronger intellectual property protection Putin: Business amnesty bill needs changes FTC looks at Google again on antitrust concerns