A look at last week's top stories.
It was a quiet week in Maplewood, with schools on spring break. There were some developments in recent crime stories, including an arrest made in December's Bank of America robbery, and the release of photos -- and a reward -- in the recent shooting of a local shopkeeper. Here are this week's most read stories: Police Arrest Man Suspected in Bank of America Robbery Police Release Photos of Shopkeeper Shooter Residents Seek Clarity on Post Office Development Reward Offered in Maplewood Shopkeeper Shooting Tick Tock Diner Manager Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot
Man is allegedly responsible for Maplewood armed robbery in December.
The Maplewood Police Detective Bureau announced on Tuesday the arrest of a man suspected in the robbery of the Bank of America on Maplewood Ave. last December, according to Sgt. Christopher Black. Thirty-one-year-old Grady Louissaint of Irvington was arrested by Orange Police on unrelated charges on Sunday, said Black, and then held on the Maplewood warrant. In the December 22 incident, Louissaint allegedly passed the teller a note stating he had a gun and instructed the teller to place money from her drawer into a plastic bag. The amount of money totaled around $1,100. Several days after the robbery, the Maplewood Police released photos of the suspect from the bank's surveillance camera. The Maplewood Police Detective Bureau, with …
Here's a roundup of this month's top stories in Maplewood.
Bank Robber Sought After Sealing Thousands, Cops Say Bank of America in Maplewood Village was robbed on a Saturday morning. Maplewood - South Orange to Remember Ann Thompson Maplewood mother of three died suddenly; was memorialized at St. George's Church. Maplewood Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Kidnapping Teen A 22-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 17-year-old Maplewood girl, according to Maplewood Police. 'It Wasn't Me' Hoboken Man Named as Shooter Writes Ryan Lanza was incorrectly identified in media reports as the shooter in the second deadliest school shooting in American history. UPDATED: Township Committee to Introduce Parking Changes Committee votes to change parking in the …
Ellen Cusack
3:36 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Yes it was the old Maplewood Bank & Trust company. My mom used to work there so many years ago when I was a kid. It is brazen especially since the police patrol that area by car and on foot. more ›