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ROC Officer Arrests Bank Robbery Suspect Officer Spots Suspect’s Vehicle within Minutes and Blocks of Robbery
 
Tampa, FL March 8, 2010 -



SUSPECT: Manuel Castellano, H/M, 11/2/1958, Address: at large

ARRESTED: March 8, 10:13 in his White Jeep Cherokee at Hillsborough Avenue and Armenia Avenue

CHARGES: 2 Counts of Armed Robbery

ROBBERY 1: Sun Trust Bank, 4545 North Himes Avenue, Saturday, March 6, 10:47 a.m.

ROBBERY 2: Region’s Bank, 4701 North Armenia Avenue, Monday, March 8, 10:05 a.m.


DETAILS: The suspect robbed the Region’s Bank at 4701 North Armenia Avenue. He walked into the bank, implied he had a weapon and demanded money. Within minutes, Rapid Offender Control (ROC) Officer Alvin Cruz spotted the suspect’s vehicle a few blocks from the robbery at Hillsborough Avenue and Armenia Avenue. He took the suspect into custody and transported him to District 1. The suspect admitted to the Region’s Bank robbery and Saturday’s robbery at the Sun Trust Bank.

Andrea Davis
Tampa Police


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