The arrest of an American who tried to rob a bank one day after he was released from prison
A New York City man robbed a bank, a day after he was released from custody in another robbery case.
The "Fox News" website reported that the New York police arrested, on Thursday, a man named Chi Ngo, on charges of burglary at a branch of a bank, Chase Bank, one day after he was released on parole in connection with another robbery case.
The police arrested the suspect shortly after the theft, and charged him with third-degree burglary, possession of illegal weapons and theft tools.
On Wednesday, Judge Herb Moses of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office granted the attorney general's request to release Ngo and place him on probation.
But by noon on Thursday, Ngo attempted to rob another bank branch on Fifth Avenue near West 44th Street, claiming he had stolen only $100.
Sources told the New York Post that the police arrested the man a few minutes after he left the bank.