The Chief of Police Nora Young released a small statement in regards to the death on the third victim in the bank robbery today.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
Three Community Police Department officers have been placed on paid leave pending the results of an investigation into the shooting death of First National Bank employee Bob Carlyle. Carlyle died after being struck by a bullet fired by at least one of three Community police officers, who were returning fire from three men who were attempting to rob the bank.
"As police officers we strive to conduct our jobs with the utmost respect to community safety," said Police Chief Nora Young. "While it appears as though Mr. Carlyle's death was the result of a tragic accident that occurred in the midst of our officers' efforts to stop three robbers who had already murdered two civilians, it is important that we complete the vital and transparent process of determining what could have prevented this terrible circumstance."
The names of the other victims are still being withheld pending notification family members.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Updates on hostages
Our on-the-scene coorespondent Fast Freddie had a chance to speak with two of the hostages who were locked in the bank's vault all day.
The first one she spoke with was Soon Kwon, and she told us, 'It brings me great job to be released from the dark and miserable vault. I am thankful for the Community City Police Department and especially to those whose lives were sacrificed on this sad day.'
Ms. Kwon was very tired and still in a bit of shock and didn't have much to say other than that.
We were also able to speak with the local high school football star we were talking about earlier, Sharaf Jarrah. He told us that he didn't want to say much until he had spoken with the police and knew what he was supposed to do, but what he did say was, 'Today has been an incredibly trying day and I want nothing more than to put it behind me. I'll be ready to play football again next weekend.'
We are glad that they are all doing ok and that they will be able to go home to their families tonight.
The first one she spoke with was Soon Kwon, and she told us, 'It brings me great job to be released from the dark and miserable vault. I am thankful for the Community City Police Department and especially to those whose lives were sacrificed on this sad day.'
Ms. Kwon was very tired and still in a bit of shock and didn't have much to say other than that.
We were also able to speak with the local high school football star we were talking about earlier, Sharaf Jarrah. He told us that he didn't want to say much until he had spoken with the police and knew what he was supposed to do, but what he did say was, 'Today has been an incredibly trying day and I want nothing more than to put it behind me. I'll be ready to play football again next weekend.'
We are glad that they are all doing ok and that they will be able to go home to their families tonight.
Hostages finally get out of vault!
After an extremely long and harrowing day, the hostages for the Community Credit Union have been released from the vault they were locked in by the robbers.
The vault door was said to have malfunctioned because of bullets hitting the control panel during the gun fight between police officers and the suspects. But upon further investigation we found that the company who installed and manufactured the vault, Star Security Systems, has filed bankruptcy this week becuase of a federal court ruling against them in the law suits filed from other banks and businesses claiming the company has ignored the manufacturing and malfunitioning of the their products.
The victims had been communicating from inside the vault with cell phones keeping in contact with the local authorities, we also had contact with one of them and were able to find out news as it was happening.
The hostages have been led to their families who had been called out from the crowd earlier, to wait in a nearby restaurant for their release and to be let in on the situation.
The vault door was said to have malfunctioned because of bullets hitting the control panel during the gun fight between police officers and the suspects. But upon further investigation we found that the company who installed and manufactured the vault, Star Security Systems, has filed bankruptcy this week becuase of a federal court ruling against them in the law suits filed from other banks and businesses claiming the company has ignored the manufacturing and malfunitioning of the their products.
The victims had been communicating from inside the vault with cell phones keeping in contact with the local authorities, we also had contact with one of them and were able to find out news as it was happening.
The hostages have been led to their families who had been called out from the crowd earlier, to wait in a nearby restaurant for their release and to be let in on the situation.
Robbers past crimes
We looked into the backgrounds of the three robbers names in today's Community Credit Union fiasco.
Darrin Hume, Fred Lapidus and Ben Winslet were found guilty in January of robbing the diner during the breakfast rush.
They had entered the diner with ski masks and knives demanding everyone's money in the restaurant. They were later caught becuase of a car accident on the Community Island Bridge where Hume suffered a broken leg, Lapidus and Winslet both suffered concussions and minor lacerations.
They were sentenced to 15 years in prison by Judge Kristine Hubler.
As this new information comes to light we have to wonder how did these men get out of prison and why were they on the streets to cause my harm and do no good? We will keep you updated as more information comes our way in today's event.
Darrin Hume, Fred Lapidus and Ben Winslet were found guilty in January of robbing the diner during the breakfast rush.
They had entered the diner with ski masks and knives demanding everyone's money in the restaurant. They were later caught becuase of a car accident on the Community Island Bridge where Hume suffered a broken leg, Lapidus and Winslet both suffered concussions and minor lacerations.
They were sentenced to 15 years in prison by Judge Kristine Hubler.
As this new information comes to light we have to wonder how did these men get out of prison and why were they on the streets to cause my harm and do no good? We will keep you updated as more information comes our way in today's event.
Press Conference held for bank robbery
Nora Young, chief of police for the Community Police Department, just held a brief press conference in regards to the bank robbery at First Community Bank this afternoon.
The first thing she addressed was that the goal of any violent situation the police encounter is to bring the suspects in alive so that they can be "tried for their crimes", but the police arrived to a situation that was already out of hand with two dead victims and others in danger. The robbers names have been released and mug shots will be released later on tonight. Darrin Hume, age 44, Fred Lapidus, age 37and Ben Winslet, age 34 were the men who entered the bank in black ski masks with guns out and firing.
All three have previous records of violent crimes and the police are looking into any other help the men may have had on the sidelines.
Chief Young was questioned about when the hostages would be let free from the safe and she responded:
"Well, we had hoped to have them out by now, but we have been assured that it is only a matter of time."
She was also questioned on the information about the third victim who was killed and how it happened. All she would tell us is that "it is under investigation".
The first thing she addressed was that the goal of any violent situation the police encounter is to bring the suspects in alive so that they can be "tried for their crimes", but the police arrived to a situation that was already out of hand with two dead victims and others in danger. The robbers names have been released and mug shots will be released later on tonight. Darrin Hume, age 44, Fred Lapidus, age 37and Ben Winslet, age 34 were the men who entered the bank in black ski masks with guns out and firing.
All three have previous records of violent crimes and the police are looking into any other help the men may have had on the sidelines.
Chief Young was questioned about when the hostages would be let free from the safe and she responded:
"Well, we had hoped to have them out by now, but we have been assured that it is only a matter of time."
She was also questioned on the information about the third victim who was killed and how it happened. All she would tell us is that "it is under investigation".
Bank manager's family speaks out
Chuck Pace, First Community Bank Manager, was shot a killed this afternoon in a bank robbery. He was trying to help save the other employees and customer's when the robbers shot him.
Mr. Pace was the bank manager for 10 years but had worked for the bank for over 25 years starting out as a teller.
Mr. Pace is survived by a wife (Donna) and two children (Lloyd, 23 and Janice, 19). He was looking forward to becoming a grandfather in three months. He was an avid runner and a lover of mystery fiction who aspired to write his own novel once he retired from banking.
Mr. Pace was the bank manager for 10 years but had worked for the bank for over 25 years starting out as a teller.
Mr. Pace is survived by a wife (Donna) and two children (Lloyd, 23 and Janice, 19). He was looking forward to becoming a grandfather in three months. He was an avid runner and a lover of mystery fiction who aspired to write his own novel once he retired from banking.
Police officer put on "leave" pending investigation
According to our sources the third victim's name was Bob Carlyle, a teller at the bank that was robbed earlier today. He was hiding behind a counter when the robbery took place and was the first one to call 911 to alert them of the situation.
This information came to us from an annonymous tip and we have not been able to verify all the information, but our sources are very confident in the information they have found out.
Mr. Carlyle was supposedly shot by a police officer who thought that he was one of the robbers, and was taken to the hospital where he died just a little while ago from the gun shot wounds from the bank's fire fight.
The officer who shot his has been place on leave while the department runs their mandatory investigation into the situation. All of our sources are telling us that nobody believes this to have been anything more than a mistake and a bad case of "wrong place, wrong time".
This information came to us from an annonymous tip and we have not been able to verify all the information, but our sources are very confident in the information they have found out.
Mr. Carlyle was supposedly shot by a police officer who thought that he was one of the robbers, and was taken to the hospital where he died just a little while ago from the gun shot wounds from the bank's fire fight.
The officer who shot his has been place on leave while the department runs their mandatory investigation into the situation. All of our sources are telling us that nobody believes this to have been anything more than a mistake and a bad case of "wrong place, wrong time".
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