N.Y. bank robbery suspect tied to heists

A man accused of robbing a bank in Levittown, N.Y., allegedly took part in 14 other bank robberies in Nassau County, police said. Police said 28-year-old Ryan McCarthy was arrested Tuesday following the robbery of a Capitol One branch bank while attempting to flee with the stolen cash, Newsday reported Wednesday. Robbery squad investigators then linked McCarthy to a series of bank heists in the New York county this year, including three thefts at one Roslyn Savings Bank branch. The 14 other robberies all took place between June 6 and Aug. 7, police say. Newsday said McCarthy faces 14 charges of robbery and a single count of attempted robbery as a result of his alleged... [read full story]