(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police today arrested a man who attempted to rob an East Farmingdale Bank, earlier this week.
Utilizing video surveillance and witness descriptions, Pattern Crime Unit detectives identified Jonathan Levin as the man who attempted to rob the Chase bank, located at 1745 Broad Hollow Road on September 29.
Suffolk County Police today arrested Jonathan Levin, 35, of Wantagh who attempted to rob an East Farmingdale Bank earlier this week. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Levin entered Chase, located at 1745 Broad Hollow Road, at 12:54 p.m., approached a teller and demanded cash. The teller did not comply and Levin fled on foot east through the parking lot.
After identifying Levin the Pattern Crime Unit placed him under surveillance and he was subsequently arrested today without incident.
Levin, 35, of Wantagh, was charged with one count of Attempted Robbery 3rd Degree and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on October 2.
The investigation is continuing. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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