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Bank employee, friend charged with felony theft www.privateofficer.com
August 27, 2008
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Bank employee, friend charged with felony theft http://www.privateofficer.com
Hixson TN Aug 27 2008
By: Rick McCann
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
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Police investigators were called in when an area bank came up short thousands of dollars and it looked like an inside job.
Now an employee of that Hixson branch of First Volunteer Bank and an acquaintance have been charged in the theft of $13,800 from an ATM machine.
Charged with theft over $10,000 was Misty Smith Hitchcock, 26, of Viewmont Lane in Soddy-Daisy and David Brandon Oliver.
Oliver remains in jail, while Ms. Hitchcock made bond.Police reveiwed video surveillance and said that it showed that on Aug. 6, Ms. Hitchcock and Brandon entered a break room that has access to the ATM. The rear of the ATM is secured with a vault-type door with a combination lock.
The video showed Oliver entering the area of the ATM machine and went to some safe deposit boxes. It was later found that $13,800 in $20 bills was missing.
The video showed Oliver entering the area of the ATM machine and went to some safe deposit boxes. It was later found that $13,800 in $20 bills was missing.
Police said Ms. Hitchcock denied knowing the combination to the lock, but the numbers were found on a piece of paper at her desk.
Police said $11,000 in cash in $20 bills was found in a safe deposit box that Oliver had access to.
The charges were bound to the Grand Jury from General Sessions Court on Tuesday morning.
The charges were bound to the Grand Jury from General Sessions Court on Tuesday morning.
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Ex-Dunbar employee guilty of bank theft www.privateofficer.com
July 22, 2008
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Ex-Dunbar employee guilty of bank theft http://www.privateofficer.com
BALTIMORE MD July 22 2008 Bank of America employees had no reason to be suspicious of the Dunbar security man who arrived one winter morning to pick up more than $300,000 in cash.
After all, they recognized the uniformed man, who routinely collected cash deposits.
But Robert Flanagan, 38, of Dallastown, Pa., tipped off bank employees when he threw the bags of cash into a black Jeep Wrangler, as opposed to an armored security van.
Flanagan, a former Baltimore City police officer, pleaded guilty Monday before Howard Circuit Judge Richard Bernhardt to one count of felony theft over $500
He faces up to 12 years in prison at the sentencing Sept. 19.
Prosecutor Lynn Marshall said Flanagan kept his old uniform after losing his job with Dunbar Security in September 2007 and then used it to dupe the Ellicott City bank into handing over $379,000 in cash deposits Dec. 13, 2007.
Flanagan also was charged in a similar theft scheme at Kohl’s department store in Ellicott City, but prosecutors dismissed that charge as part of the plea agreement.
“He and his family are just looking forward to putting this behind him,” said Flanagan’s attorney Debra Saltz.
Flanagan was caught after bank employee Amardeep Pannu called Dunbar to confirm the pickup and learned they had never come to the bank.
Dunbar officials then identified Flanagan from the bank’s surveillance videos.
Howard police later discovered that Flanagan and his wife, Robin Flanagan, had deposited $194,000 in cash at a Commerce Bank in Harrisburg PA. on the same day as the heist.
Flanagan’s wife then withdrew about $16,000 and immediately purchased a new car, Marshall said.
Police searched Flanagan’s house and found the cell phone he used to schedule the Bank of America pickup, Marshall said.
About two months before he was caught, Flanagan attempted the same scheme at several locations in Baltimore County, including a Towson Town Center store in October 2007, said Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey.
Flanagan is scheduled to appear in Baltimore County Circuit Court this week to face charges in the October case.
After all, they recognized the uniformed man, who routinely collected cash deposits.
But Robert Flanagan, 38, of Dallastown, Pa., tipped off bank employees when he threw the bags of cash into a black Jeep Wrangler, as opposed to an armored security van.
Flanagan, a former Baltimore City police officer, pleaded guilty Monday before Howard Circuit Judge Richard Bernhardt to one count of felony theft over $500
He faces up to 12 years in prison at the sentencing Sept. 19.
Prosecutor Lynn Marshall said Flanagan kept his old uniform after losing his job with Dunbar Security in September 2007 and then used it to dupe the Ellicott City bank into handing over $379,000 in cash deposits Dec. 13, 2007.
Flanagan also was charged in a similar theft scheme at Kohl’s department store in Ellicott City, but prosecutors dismissed that charge as part of the plea agreement.
“He and his family are just looking forward to putting this behind him,” said Flanagan’s attorney Debra Saltz.
Flanagan was caught after bank employee Amardeep Pannu called Dunbar to confirm the pickup and learned they had never come to the bank.
Dunbar officials then identified Flanagan from the bank’s surveillance videos.
Howard police later discovered that Flanagan and his wife, Robin Flanagan, had deposited $194,000 in cash at a Commerce Bank in Harrisburg PA. on the same day as the heist.
Flanagan’s wife then withdrew about $16,000 and immediately purchased a new car, Marshall said.
Police searched Flanagan’s house and found the cell phone he used to schedule the Bank of America pickup, Marshall said.
About two months before he was caught, Flanagan attempted the same scheme at several locations in Baltimore County, including a Towson Town Center store in October 2007, said Baltimore County police spokesman Bill Toohey.
Flanagan is scheduled to appear in Baltimore County Circuit Court this week to face charges in the October case.
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