Crime & Safety

Copiague Man Arrested for Robbing W. Babylon Bank

Man arrest for robbing banks across West Babylon, Copiague and Bay Shore over the past month.

The Suffolk County Police Department arrested a Copiague man on Monday evening for robbing two local banks and attempting to rob two others.

Vitaliy Vershov, 27, of Copiague, was arrested outside of his home last evening following an investigation by Suffolk County Police detectives. According to the police, Vershov entered the West Babylon HSBC on Route 109 on May 17 and demanded money from a teller. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

On May 30th, detectives say he entered a Bank of America location in Copiague and gave a teller a note stating he needed money or his daughter would be killed. He fled the location, however, without cash. About an hour later, Vershov entered the Copiague Chase on Sunrise Highway and presented a similar note demanding money or his daughter's life would be threatened. He also left this bank without cash. On June 4th, detectives said Vershov entered the Bay Shore Chase location and handed a note to the teller, who refused to give him any money before he fled.

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Vershov has been charged with two counts of robbery in the third degree and grand larceny in the second degree. He was held overnight for arraignment today at the First District Court in Central Islip.

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