Guide Note: April 10, 2008: Christian Torres, 21, was arrested in connection with a bank robbery in Muhlenberg Township, PA. The arrest is notable as Torres is a New York police officer. $113,000 was taken in the robbery. Torres was charged with robbery and held on $500,000 bail - and he was suspended from the NYPD.

The Robbery

1. 8am, April 10, 2008: Man in a black suit distracts bank employee outside the branch
2. Forces his way into the building
3. Employee sounds the silent alarm
4. Threatens employees with a gun and demanded cash from the vault
5. The robber leaves with $113,000
6. Police give chase and arrest Torres

Fast Facts:

1. A bank employee activated the silent alarm
2. Muhlenberg police arrested Torres as he was driving away from the scene
3. Torres's carhad its license plate turned backward
4. The bank employees identified Torres as the robber
5. All the money was recovered
6. Loaded gun, 9mm Glock 26, discovered in Torres's waistband - not his service weapon
7. Felony robbery: prison sentence of 10 years or more
8. Bail at $500,000
9. April 21, 2008: Preliminary court hearing
10. July 2007: Joined NYPD, Brooklyn transit bureau

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