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<h2><strong>Bank Robbery Suspect Donald West Prefers TD Bank Over All Others</strong></h2>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">WILMINGTON, DEL. According to Sgt. Richard D. Bratz, the Delaware State Police Robbery Unit Detectives have arrested a Newark man following a string of robberies he allegedly committed in the past two days.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Saturday, June 16, 2016, Troopers arrested Donald M. West, 34 of Newark, after a vehicle pursuit and charged him in connection with three robberies. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The apprehension of West came after a pursuit that initiated in the city of Wilmington and ended in the area of Lark Avenue in Bear. During the pursuit, West operated a black 2001 Toyota Corolla which had been previously reported stolen by the New Castle County Police Department.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In each bank robbery case listed below, Donald M. West approached a bank teller and presented a demand note for cash. The teller complied with his demands and turned over an undisclosed amount of money to him. The suspect then exited the bank and fled in an unknown direction. The tellers were not injured. Troopers ultimately linked West to the below bank robberies through interviews and physical evidence collected during follow-up investigations:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">July 14, 2016: TD Bank robbery located at 82 Christiana Road New Castle, De.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">July 14, 2016: TD Bank robbery located at 1001 E. Songsmith Drive Bear, De.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">July 15, 2016: TD Bank robbery located at 2035 Limestone Road Wilmington, De.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">West was charged with three counts of Robbery 2nd degree, Felony Resisting Arrest first degree, and Disregarding a Police Officer Signal. West was also charged with multiple traffic-related offenses which included Aggressive Driving stemming from this vehicle pursuit in addition to outstanding stolen vehicle warrant from the New Castle County Police Department. </span></p>
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