74-year-old man charged in Stamford bank robbery
A 74-year-old man is charged with robbing a Stamford bank Thursday morning. The incident happened at the People's United Bank on Shippan Avenue just after it opened. Police say Thomas Genovese,
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Apr 8, 2016, 2:54 AM
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A 74-year-old man is charged with robbing a Stamford bank Thursday morning.
The incident happened at the People's United Bank on Shippan Avenue just after it opened.
Police say Thomas Genovese, a retired Stamford High School janitor, gave the teller a note demanding cash but did not have a weapon.
Stamford Police Lt. Diedrich Hohn says Genovese drove off in a late-model Volvo, which was found a short time later at his home at the Kingswood Apartments.
Prior to the alleged robbery, investigators say Genovese lived his whole life as a law-abiding citizen. Officials say he was not struggling financially.
Genovese is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
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