Crime & Safety

Man Charged With Robbing Multiple Nassau Banks In 2020: Police

Joseph Shamel Dumpson was taken into custody during the overnight hours on Wednesday, police said.

A Suffolk County man was arrested and charged for multiple Nassau bank robberies in 2020, police said.
A Suffolk County man was arrested and charged for multiple Nassau bank robberies in 2020, police said. (Nassau County Police Department )

MINEOLA, NY — A man is under arrest for multiple robberies that took place four years ago in Nassau County, police said.

Joseph Shamel Dumpson, 32, of Farmingville, was taken into custody during the overnight hours on Wednesday, authorities said.

Dumpson is charged with robbing TD Bank at three locations over five days in December 2020, including, police said:

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  • TD Bank, 252 Peninsula Blvd., Hempstead
  • TD Bank, 6060 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury
  • TD Bank, 1600 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow

An investigation led to Dumpson's arrest in Yaphank without incident, police said. He is charged with three counts of third-degree robbery, police said. He was scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday at First District Court in Hempstead.

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