Man Arrested For Robbing 2 Suffolk Banks: Police

A 49-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon after robbing his second bank in three days in Suffolk County, police said.

According to police, James Kosin walked into the Bank of America located at 47 West Main St. in Patchogue at about 11:50 a.m. Thursday and handed the teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and Kosin fled on foot, police said.

Deputy Inspector John Rowan broadcast a notification over the police radio after he observed a vehicle fitting the description of the robber’s vehicle traveling on the Long Island Expressway. Highway Patrol Officer Philip Buzzanca heard the notification and a short time later observed the vehicle and a man fitting the description of the bank robber on the William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, police said. Officer Buzzanca arrested Kosin shortly after 2 p.m.

Following an investigation by Major Case Unit detectives, Kosin, of Patchogue, was also charged with robbing the TD Bank located at 1806 Medford Avenue in Medford on Tuesday. He will be held overnight at the Seventh Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Friday.

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