Suffolk County Police today arrested a man for robbing a Commack bank on October 8, 2022.
On the date in question, a man entered Teachers Federal Credit Union, located at 10 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, at approximately 11:30 a.m. and a handed a teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the robber fled in a gray minivan.
Following an investigation, Major Case Unit detectives arrested George Swanton at 300 Bay Shore Road, Bay Shore at 1:41 a.m. on October 10. Swanton, 62, of 2 Dale Drive, Oakdale, was charged with Robbery 3rd Degree and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle 3rd Degree.
He is being held at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.
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