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September 22, 2006

New Haven man charged in R.I. bank robberies

SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- A Connecticut man with a lengthy criminal record has been accused of the hit-and-run robbery of at least two banks in Rhode Island.

Marcus A. Trimble, 29, of New Haven, was charged in District Court this morning with two counts of second-degree robbery. He is expected to be charged in a Providence robbery Monday.

The police say Trimble would exit Route 95, write a threatening note, rob a bank and then get back on the highway and return to New Haven.

Trimble was picked up by New Haven police late Thursday as a fugitive from justice following a brief foot chase, said Westerly Detective Sgt. Ed St.Clair. Sources, including an ex-girlfriend, tipped the three police departments off about his identity early this month, police said.

Police link Trimble to the Aug. 3 robbery of the Washington Trust Co. branch at 1200 Main St. in Richmond and the robbery of the Westerly Community Credit Union on Granite St. in Westerly Aug. 28. In each, the suspect handed the teller a note saying she would be killed if she didn’t turn over the money. No weapons were shown, police say.

-- Journal staff writer Katie Mulvaney

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