Suspect is accused of using a note to steal cash from bank branch inside Giant Eagle store in December. He has a record for bank robbery, police said.
Erie Times-News
One of the first big steps Millcreek Township police took in investigating the robbery of a Citizens Bank branch inside a Giant Eagle store in early December involved tracking the suspected getaway vehicle.
That effort has led police to file charges in the heist against an Erie man who has been convicted for bank robbery in New York.
The suspect, Isaiah J. Brown, 36, was arrested on Friday and arraigned by Springfield Township District Judge Jeff Gadley on felony robbery, theft and receiving stolen property charges.
Millcreek police filed the charges on Jan. 26 in the Dec. 4 robbery of the Citizens Bank branch at 2501 W. 12th St.
Police charged Brown with using a note to steal cash from the bank branch, which is located inside the Giant Eagle store at the Yorktown Centre. No one was injured in the robbery. It was reported at about 11:20 a.m. on Dec. 4, and no weapon was shown during the heist, according to police.