A New Jersey man was arrested after he tried to rob three separate Boston banks on Saturday.
Around 12:17 p.m. on Saturday, Boston police responded to a radio call for a removal at East West Bank at 68 Harrison Avenue. When they arrived, the suspect had already left the building. The victim said the suspect passed them a note and demanded $200. The victim denied the suspect, who then fled after several minutes. The victim provided a description of the suspect, which was relayed to other officers in the area along with a photo of the suspect.
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About 20 minutes later, around 12:38 p.m., police responded to a call for a robbery in progress at Cathay Bank at 621 Washington St. When they arrived, officers spoke to the victim, who said the suspect passed them a note and demanded $200. The victim also said he had a gun. The suspect then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money. Again, a description was provided by the victim and relayed to officers in the area.
Just a few minutes later, at 12:44 p.m., police received another report of a bank robbery at the Bank of America at 630 Washington St. Arriving officers found a man matching the description of the suspect in the prior two incidents and detained him pending further investigaiton. Officers spoke to the victim, who said the suspect entered the bank and passed a note to the victim indicating his intent to rob the bank. The victim refused an police were called.
The suspect, identified as 68-year-old Anthony Matarazzo, of New Jersey, was arrested and is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court for armed robbery.
During the booking process, police said they recovered a note in Matarazzo’s chest pocket, along with an undisclosed amount of money. No gun was recovered.
