Providence Police: Two Arrested in $500,000 Federal Hill Bank Heist UPDATED
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Two people were arrested on Wednesday for the June bank heist at the Santander Bank on Atwells Avenue in Providence, GoLocal has learned.
The two arrested by Providence Police included one of the bank’s employees, according to Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez.
GoLocal has also learned that the police had previously arrested another individual — bringing the total to three tied to the overnight break-in on June 29.
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As GoLocal reported on July 8:
"Overnight on Thursday, June 29, at about 2 AM, two individuals entered the vault at the Santander Bank on Atwells Avenue. They used an employee code and stole, as GoLocal first reported, about $500,000.
The use of the employee code to access the vault could be seen on the bank’s internal cameras.
Before mid-morning, FBI agents and Providence Police detectives had fanned out throughout Federal Hill, conducting interviews and seeking the security camera footage.
Acting police chief Kevin Lanni was seen on the scene. Chief Oscar Perez was on vacation.
Law enforcement immediately believed that the individuals involved in the robbery had access to significant inside information.
Employees of the bank were bought to Providence Police Central booking for interviews.
Then on Friday, the search moved to North Providence.
North Providence Police Chief Alfredo Ruggiero, in a statement to GoLocal, said, “[Friday] morning at approximately 9 AM, members of the Providence Police Department Detective Division contacted our agency and requested our assistance in executing a search warrant located at 1130 Mineral Spring Ave, Public storage units.”
“At approximately 12 PM, detectives from both agencies executed the warrant and made entry into one of the storage units,” he added.
Providence Police have not disclosed what they found in the storage units." Later it was disclosed that more than $24,000 was recovered during that search.
This story was first published at 8/16/23 8:53 PM. It was updated at 7:00 AM on 8/17/23.
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