today's Fairfield Ledger...bank robber was a whole eight hours on the
lam...
Thomas Arthur Halley, 62, of 802 1/2 W. Burlington Ave., was arrested
and charged with second-degree robbery late Monday night in
connection with a robbery that took place earlier that day.
At approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, First National Bank, at 100
E. Burlington Ave., was robbed by an unarmed masked man.
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The man entered and exited the building through the south door (!!!!
so that's where he went wrong!!!)
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and approached the temporary main teller windows inside the bank.
An undisclosed sum of money was taken.
Following the robbery, local law enforcement officials were
looking for two individuals of interest, Halley and Sean-Marco Indri,
29, of 51 N. 12th St.
According to Fairfield police chief Randy Cooksey, Halley was
identified by a witness who observed Halley in the bank. The witness
followed Halley out of the bank and saw him enter and exit a garage
where the robber's mask and outer clothes were found, Cooksey said.
The witness was able to identify Halley from a line-up.
The Fairfield Police Department, assisted by the Jefferson
County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Police Reserves and
Jefferson County attorney's office, was able to apprehend Halley at
11:32 p.m. in the 50 block of North 12th Street. Halley's second-
degree robbery charge is a class C felony punishable by up to 10
years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
Halley's initial appearance at the Jefferson County Courthouse
was this morning. He is being held on a $30,000 cash-only bond.
Indri was arrested on a warrant as a material witness at 11:15
p.m. at the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center. Indri has not
been charged for the robbery.
For the complete story, see the Feb. 13, 2007, Fairfield Ledger.
