The stopwatch gang 1970s top 10 brazen heists time. Police say this man robbed the chase bank on stewart avenue just before 5 monday afternoon. In 2018, medfords population grew up to 57,765 residents. I searched online for local recommendations and came across salvatores. Clemente is serving a 30 to 40year sentence for the 1980 robbery of the depositors trust co. One year into his 30year sentence for robbing a bank in his massachusetts hometown of medford in 1980and while awaiting trial for a scam involving civil. Police and mdc police officers on memorial day weekend in may 1980. The men spent the threeday holiday weekend inside the closed bank, rifling through safedeposit boxes. The robbery took place over the long memorial day weekend in 1980.
A woman entered the td bank branch at 1806 route 112 at 10. Update june 1, 2015 david gelormino, 24, of farmingville, was arrested by pattern crime unit detectives today for robbing the chase bank at portion road in ronkonkoma on april 6, 2015. Three corrupt cops ray sharkey, steve railsback, james keach plot to break into the depositors trust bank in medford, ma on memorial day weekend 1980. Whether you come by for trivia, flashback friday, live entertainment of the see the.
According to police, young entered the chase bank on crater lake avenue about 3. The cops are robbers depositors trust bank heist project. Using their underworld connections, they bring in some cons to help with the safe blowing and alarms. Theives apparently bypassed the bank s silent alarm system, slipped into an adjacent jewelry store, smashed through an adjoining. Whitey bulgers medford connections medford, ma patch. Feb 11, 2009 a firefighter investigated after two bank robbery suspects crashed into a police cruiser yesterday in medford. The 1980 bank robbery began with bangs and oleary approaching clemente, wanting an alarm expert, so they could rob a tv store in medford. Joseph centola, 27, and joshua walsh, 21, are accused of robbing an east cambridge savings bank. Clemente thought a tv store was hardly worth the effort. Then i ate at salvatores, the restaurant that has the bank vault as its private dining room. The gang that pulled the robbery included three police officers, one. Clemente, with friends and fellow officers from the police in medford, mass.
Five men arrested in connection with 1980 bank robbery. Medford police and mdc police officers on memorial day weekend in may 1980. Salvatores medford square, is not just a fabulous restaurant offering unique cuisine at reasonable prices, this location is the site of the 1980 bank robbery made famous. The local police arrived and took them into custody without incident. Nineteenthcentury trains were banks with steam engines. Westlake, laughing all the way to the bank robbery. I think i have an intuitive sense of the fundamental wussiness of most bank robbers, too, which is why i generally feel safe in banks. Clementes version of the robbery is told in the book the cops are robbers. Expoliceman tells of boston test thefts the new york. Ap news archive new york times this bank job was done no other than the authorities. The television host bears more than a slight resemblance to a stickup artist who knocked over the chase bank in medford on monday afternoon. Apr 05, 2017 bank robbery suspects john shepard and kimberly blank were caught last night at around 10.
Two former policemen may be indicted in 1980 heist upi. Apr 22, 2015 medford police are working on tracking down an armed bank robbery suspect who had the gall to ruin patriots day for a handful of citizens bank employees. One year into his 30year sentence for robbing a bank in his massachusetts hometown of medford in 1980and while awaiting trial for a scam involving civil service examsthis former police lieutenant here throws himself on the readers sympathy, aided by stevens, a book editor, with arguments that his five brethren in the robbery, two of them junkies, turned out to be less than honorable, and that his mistress, a manipulator who testified against him, played him for a sucker. Theives apparently bypassed the banks silent alarm system, slipped into an adjacent jewelry store, smashed through an adjoining. The depositors trust bank robbery in medford square in 1980. Medford police are still looking for a suspect in a monday bank robbery. These two males are wanted for questioning regarding an armed bank robbery that occurred in the. The suspect is described as a white male, 5 foot 6. It is home to tufts university, which has its campus along the medford and somerville border. Expoliceman tells of boston test thefts the new york times. From medford high to uva why football still matters to. The 1980 bank robbery began with bangs and oleary approaching. Good cops, bad cops tv movie 1990 good cops, bad cops. Jun 23, 2011 bulger, now 81, was originally credited for tipping off investigators to those responsible for the 1980 robbery of the bank depositors trust in medford square, according to a january 1998 boston.
Suspects in medford bank robbery caught the boston globe. According to erik mcneal, in the georgia state university signal student newspaper, tinged valor is a nonfiction book about various acts of misconduct, on police officers roles, that include, but not limited to, robbery, drug trafficking, extra money takes, corrupt bureaucracy, and. They were in the red chevy truck which we had posted. Many of them were effusive about how they felt sympathy for leslie after reading the book. I moved to medford and looked up the town history on wikipedia and saw a paragraph about the heist. Cop turned robber says public accepts bad cops upi archives. A firefighter investigated after two bank robbery suspects crashed into a police cruiser yesterday in medford. Medford police search for bank robbery suspect kobitv.
Cops are robbers, the internet movie firearms database. Salvatores medford square is the place for great food and equally great service. Lawmakers act to bar inmates book profits the new york. Armed bank robber strikes on patriots day in medford. Medford police search for bank robbery suspect kobitv nbc5. Medford police are working on tracking down an armed bank robbery suspect who had the gall to ruin patriots day for a handful of citizens bank employees. Medford police armed robbery investigation, 042015. Officers responded to a report of a robbery at bank of the cascades at 3100 crater lake hwy in medford at about 3 p. Gerald clemente became a medford police officer in the early 1960s and.
The trio of thieves earned their nickname by robbing banks about 100 of them during the 1970s and 1980s while one of them donned a prominent stopwatch all the while, ensuring that each heist took under two minutes to complete. One year into his 30year sentence for robbing a bank in his massachusetts hometown of medford in 1980and while awaiting trial for a scam involving civil service exams this former police lieutenant here throws himself on the readers sympathy, aided by stevens, a book editor, with arguments that his five brethren in the robbery, two of them. This classic is a fictionalized narrative about the great gold robbery of 1855, in which 200 pounds of gold were stolen. Apr 28, 2015 medford police armed robbery investigation, 042015. Charlestown was the armored car robbery capital of the. Jan 04, 2016 bank robbery updated pics we had a bank robbery at the chase bank, near the corner of stewart avenue and barnett road 81 e.
Today the building is a parking garage located at 600 commercial street. Salvatoresmedford restaurant medford, ma opentable. Good cops, bad cops tv movie 1990 good cops, bad cops tv. Depositors trust bank heist 55 high street, medford. Lawmakers act to bar inmates book profits the new york times. A man accused of robbing a medford bank, then stabbing a driver and carjacking his car, has pleaded guilty.
The other claims run the gamut from the medford bank heist to solving murders and saving two agents lives. Depositors trust bank heist 55 high street, medford, massachusetts commonwealth vs. He was last seen wearing a beige hat, gray hooded sweatshirt, and blue jeans. What intrigued me the most was the history of this restaurant dining in the site of the famed 1980 bank robbery. Cop turned robber says public accepts bad cops upi. A convicted cops true story of police corru show more. During the memorial day weekend may 2427, 1980, inclusive, sometimes hereafter the 1980 memorial day weekend, the premises of the depositors trust company the bank in medford and the adjacent premises in the same block structure of burns optical and hearing aid center page 230 boc were entered by persons for some time unknown. After completing the book, i found that i couldnt feel the same way. Bulger, now 81, was originally credited for tipping off investigators to those responsible for the 1980 robbery of the bank depositors trust in medford square, according to a january 1998 boston. Two former policemen may be indicted in 1980 heist upi archives. But, in 1980, when six men dynamited their way into a bank in medford. The great brinks robbery was an armed robbery of the brinks building at the east corner of prince st. All of the 21 deaths linked to bank crime in 2009 were those of the perpetrators themselves.
While in prison for the robbery, gerald clemente penned the cops are robbers. The most sensational case involving barrett came in 1980, when he was recruited by a group of medford and metropolitan police officers to burglarize the depositors trust. Police are investigating the weekend robbery of a medford bank. Medford bank robbery suspect admits guilt kobitv nbc5.
Splitting the loot on oxford road wilmington town crier. Bank robbery suspects john shepard and kimberly blank were caught last night at around 10. Top ten heist novelsjoseph finder has the list when the strand asked me to put together this list, i realized that my definition of heist was both more and less flexible than the dictionarys. Like the hooker rape help of illegal hiring it is a great cops book ever think the robbing cooked up a plot to steal all to the cops rules games we played it was the use of terrible violance, so. Saturday and handed a teller a note demanding cash, suffolk police sa. Officers learned a male suspect entered the bank wearing a mask, and demanded cash from the employee. A medford man charged in the robbery of a century bank in everett last week was arraigned today in maldent district court, authorities said. Salvatores medford square book restaurant now with resdiary.
About salvatores medford square salvatores medford square, is not just a fabulous restaurant offering unique cuisine at reasonable prices, this location is the site of the 1980 bank robbery made famous by the book. Best bank robbery books meet your next favorite book. Rob and i had just arrived in boston our first night. The conspirators were captured and tried, but the gold remains missing to this day. A man entered the td bank, located at 1806 route 112 at approximately 2. Mar 09, 2000 the most sensational case involving barrett came in 1980, when he was recruited by a group of medford and metropolitan police officers to burglarize the depositors trust. Farmingville man arrested for bank robberies in ronkonkoma. The incident garnered comparisons to the santa claus bank robbery which occurred on december 23, 1927, in the town of cisco, texas. Two armed bank robbery suspects sought by grants pass police. Michael greccoap edmundson is more lighthearted about his native malden and medford, where the family moved when.
John eric young, 40, changed his plea in a jackson county courtroom tuesday. Suspect is a white male, 5658, small to medium build, beige hat, gray hooded sweatshirt, and blue jeans. The teller complied with the suspects demands and gave him cash from the drawer. Joseph buskey was an atlanta police department police officer for 10 years and is the author of tinged valor. Medford police are seeking help from the public in identifying and locating a man suspected of robbing a medford bank monday. Bank robbery updated pics we had a bank robbery at the chase bank, near the corner of stewart avenue and barnett road 81 e.
Young has been in jail since his arrest in november. Salvatores medford square book restaurant now with. Canadian natives paddy mitchell, lionel wright and stephen reid moved to california to get rich. Suffolk county police major case detectives are investigating a robbery that occurred at a medford bank on tuesday, april 18. The dictionary says a heist is a robbery from an institution such as a bank or a museum with the objective. Thieves accessed bank vaults in only 29 incidents whereas explosives were used in only 193 cases in 2009. The cops are robbers broke into the vault at the depositors trust bank. One year into his 30year sentence for robbing a bank in his massachusetts hometown of medford in 1980and while awaiting trial for a scam involving civil service examsthis former police lieutenant here throws himself on the readers sympathy, aided by stevens, a book editor, with arguments that his five brethren in the robbery, two of them.
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