FAIRVIEW TWP. — Township police arrested a man they say robbed the PNC Bank branch on South Mountain Boulevard on Friday.
Christopher Quinlan, 40, of Mountain Top, was charged with two counts of robbery and one count each of terroristic threats, simple assault and theft.
According to Fairview Township police:
Police responded to PNC Bank at 10:43 a.m. for a reported robbery and obtained a description of the suspect. Quinlan was identified as the suspect from surveillance footage due to prior contacts with police.
Surveillance pictures released by police show the suspect wore a winter hat but did not cover his face.
Police said Quinlan was arraigned on the charges and jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. Court documents show that Quinlan was unable to post the $100,000 bail set by District Judge Joseph J. Carmody. A preliminary hearing was set for Feb. 15 in Luzerne County Central Court.