PARSIPPANY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Chief Paul Philipps released official information regarding the active investigation into a bank robbery that occurred Thursday, July 20.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. law enforcement was notified of a bank robbery that occurred at the Santander Bank at 1980 Route 10 West. The investigation revealed that a man entered the bank and demanded money. He was armed with a handgun at the time. The suspect was able to obtain a sum of money and fled the bank on foot.
Various surveillance photographs from the interior of the bank have been obtained. The suspect can be further described as a white/light-skinned male, who was wearing a construction-type hard hat, reflective-style jacket, dark shorts, boots, light colored gloves, dark sunglasses, and a dark colored object over his mouth and nose. The suspect was carrying a handgun and a bag.
Numerous law enforcement agencies have responded and are currently investigating this incident, including the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, the Major Crimes Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident, including the identity of this male, is asked to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office – Major Crimes Unit at (973) 285-6200, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department at (973) 263-4300, or Crimestoppers at (973) 267-2255.
On Monday, December 23, 2013 at approximately 1:32 p.m., a robbery occurred at the Santander Bank located at 239 Littleton Road, Parsippany. The suspect fled from the scene and was later captured and arrested. Newark residents Avery Spotswood and Quiama Harris were charged with the robbery.
In August 2012, nearby Provident Bank. 401 Smith Road was robbed at gun point, and the robber is still at large. The robber made off with a large sum of money, although bank officials would not comment on the exact amount.
Indus American Bank, was robbed July 20, 2012, and that robber was caught. On September 5, 2012 the PNC Bank on Route 46 was robbed and the robber was caught a few hours later in Secaucus. Stephen L. Smith, 29, of Brooklyn was charged with robbery and theft
On March 6, 2017 the Lake Hiawatha branch of TD Bank, 435 North Beverwcyk Road was robbed on Monday afternoon, at approximately 3:00 p.m. Gabriel Reyes, 25, Washington Township, Morris County, was arrested later and charged with the Robbery of TD Bank.
Santander Bank (formerly Sovereign Bank) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Spanish Santander Group. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the bank—whose principal market is in the Northeastern United States—has more than $77 billion in assets, operates 723 retail banking offices, over 2,300 ATMs (including 1,100 in CVS pharmacies throughout the Northeast and employs approximately 9,000 people.
Santander offers an array of financial services and products including retail banking, mortgages, corporate banking, cash management, credit card, capital markets, trust and wealth management, and insurance.
Sovereign Bank was rebranded as Santander Bank on October 17, 2013; the stadium, arena, and performing arts center for which it has naming rights were also rebranded.
