Female Bank Robber Arrested in Deer Park

The woman who may be linked to the female suspect who Bank on Deer Park Avenue on March 27, and on April 4, was arrested yesterday. Jean Coughlin, of Bay Shore, was apprehended in Deer Park while she attempted to rob the Chase Bank at 615 Grand Blvd. Coughlin, 45, was detained at the scene by a bank customer and charged with three counts of robbery in the third degree. According to police, she is the prime suspect in two other Suffolk County robberies earlier this year.

Coughlin's getaway driver Jesse Stewart, 37, of Riverhead was arrested and charged with one count of robbery later that day. According to Suffolk County Police Coughlin entered the bank at 3:22 p.m. and handed the bank teller a handwritten note demanding cash and threatening violence. The teller complied with Coughlin’s demands and gave her cash from her drawer. As she attempted to leave the bank with the cash proceeds, she was restrained by the witness until police arrived on the scene.

Any possible links to the Babylon and Brightwaters incidents are still being investigated by police.

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