Thursday, July 28, 2011
Saugus Police arrested a man on Wednesday who later allegedly implicated himself in the three Eastern Bank robberies committed in Melrose this month.
A man arrested by Saugus Police yesterday on outstanding warrants allegedly implicated himself in the three recent Eastern Bank robberies after a bank teller identified him in a photo, according to Melrose Police Chief Mike Lyle. Joseph Decareau of Saugus was arrested on Wednesday by Saugus Police on warrants, Lyle said. Meanwhile, Melrose Police detectives included a photo of Decareau in a photo array shown to bank employees, which Lyle said led to a teller identifying Decareau as the person who robbed Eastern Bank on Main Street last Friday. Saugus Police presented the results of that photo array to Decareau. "Ultimately, they got a confession on tape up at Saugus Police," Lyle alleged. Lyle did not have additional information on …
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Eastern Bank
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Eastern Bank
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Friday, July 22, 2011
A man passed a note to a teller on Friday afternoon—the third bank robbery in Melrose in the past three weeks, and Melrose Police believe the same man may have committed all three.
Editor's note: This article was updated on Friday at 7:05 p.m. At least this time it was a different branch—but Melrose Police suspect it may be the same criminal. The Eastern Bank branch at 441 Main St. was robbed on Friday afternoon by a man who passed a teller a note, according to scanner reports. Melrose Police believe the same man may be the person who robbed the Eastern Bank branch at 27 Melrose St. twice in the last two weeks, on July 6 and July 16, they said in a press release issued Friday evening. According to scanner reports, there was no weapon shown in Friday's robbery. Police were given a description of the robber as a slim white man, approximately 24-years-old, with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black shirt, …
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Eastern Bank
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Robber made off with undisclosed amount of cash.
Melrose Police have released surveillance photos of the person who robbed the Eastern Bank branch at 27 Melrose St. on Saturday. Employees told police that the robber was a tan white man in his 20s wearing a black t-shirt and black baseball cap. Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said that robber was also described as wearing light colored shorts and sneakers. The robber approached the teller window, stated that it was a robbery and told the teller to give them the money they had in the drawer, DeCroteau said. He left with cash—DeCroteau declined to specify how much due to the ongoing investigation—and walked away from the bank towards Foodmaster. Melrose Police are investigation in conjunction with State Police and the FBI's Bank Robbery …
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Eastern Bank
27 Melrose St, Melrose, MA
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Monday, July 18, 2011
The branch at 27 Melrose St. was robbed on Saturday, July 16 and on Wednesday, July 6.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 3:43 p.m. with comments from Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau. The Eastern Bank branch at 27 Melrose St. was robbed for the second time in two weeks on Saturday. The log entry states that at 11:54 a.m. on July 16, Melrose Police received a report that the bank was robbed by a tan white man in his 20s wearing a black t-shirt and black baseball cap. Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said that robber was also described as wearing light colored shorts and sneakers. The robber approached the teller window, stated that it was a robbery and told the teller to give them the money they had in the drawer, DeCroteau said. He left with cash—DeCroteau declined to specify how much due to the ongoing …
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Eastern Bank
27 Melrose St, Melrose, MA
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The robber made off with a still undetermined amount of cash, according to Melrose Police.
The Eastern Bank branch at 27 Melrose St. was robbed on Wednesday, July 6 by a man who passed a note to a teller, according to Melrose Police. Officers responded to the bank at 4 p.m. last Wednesday after the alarm company called to report a panic/hold-up alarm activiated at the branch. Melrose Police Lt. Mark DeCroteau said that employees reported that a white man, approximately 5-7 to 5-8 feet tall, wearing a baseball cap, navy blue shirt and jeans has passed a note to the teller demanding money. No weapon was shown during the robbery and the robber left with a still undetermined amount of money. Witnesses did not see in which direction or how the robber left the area. Melrose Police are coordinating with the FBI Bank Robbery task force …
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Melrose Police were looking a suspect described as a white male in his early 20s, with a mustache, dark hair and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
Editor's Note: This article was updated on Thursday, June 16 at 2:40 p.m. The Sovereign Bank branch at 492 Main St. in Melrose was robbed at approximately 12:20 p.m. on Wednesday by a man who passed a note to a teller, according to Melrose Police radio reports. An officer at the station dispatch desk confirmed that the bank had been robbed. Police reported over the radio a description of the robber as a white man in his early 20s, with a mustache, dark hair and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. The man was seen, according to radio reports, leaving in the direction of Fields Court, the parking lot behind Main Street. Police reported there was no dye pack in any cash taken by the robber. Melrose Police Chief Mike Lyle said no further …
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Sovereign Bank
492 Main St, Melrose, MA
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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The May 19 robbery of the Eastern Bank branch on Main Street in Melrose is one of seven robberies the duo under arrest has been linked to by law enforcement officials.
(Editor's note: This article was updated on Wednesday, June 1 at 1:48 p.m.) Law enforcement agents have arrested two suspects in the May 19 robbery of the Eastern Bank branch on Main Street in Melrose—one of seven such robberies the man and woman are accused of. The FBI announced in a press release on Wednesday that last night, 26-year-old Christopher Decareau of Peabody was arrested near an Eastern Bank branch in Andover that he was allegedly casing, and that his alleged accomplice, 24-year-old Jenifer Sannizzaro, was arrested nearby. The arrests came as a result of a tip received by law enforcement officials after the FBI and Massachusetts Bankers Association Tip Program, following the Melrose robbery on May 19, offered a combined $5,000…
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Steve Metelio
9:59 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2011
he's arrested and off the street, just like his brother who robbed banks and was in the news less than a month ago for the EXACT SAME THINGhahaha, can't imagine this kid being so stupid thinking he could get away with it. I hope the 800$ he got was worth 5 years away from his baby. 2 violent heroin addicts off the street more ›