Crime & Safety
Police: Bank Robber Caught While Trying to Flee In Cab
Arrest made less than a half-hour after bank was hit
Newark police arrested a 60-year-old bank robber Friday who tried to escape in a taxi, a department spokesman said in a statement.
Willie Chestnut of Newark allegedly walked into the Investors Savings Bank branch at 36 Ferry St. around 10 am and handed a teller a note demanding cash, police said. After getting the cash, Chestnut went outside and reportedly hailed a cab. Minutes later, police stopped the taxi at Elizabeth Avenue and Pioneer Street, arrested Chestnut and recovered the stolen cash, the department said.
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