FBI and Maine State Police Announce Up to $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of the Thirsty Bandit

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Crime News (b)

The FBI and the Maine State Police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the “Thirsty Bandit,” a bank robber who is considered armed and dangerous.
 
On Friday, June 25, 2021 at approximately 8:49 a.m., the unknown male subject entered the Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, 500 Main Street, in Corinth, Maine, and allegedly committed an armed robbery.

The suspect is described as a white male who is approximately 5’8” tall, weighs approximately 130-150 pounds, and has a slender build.
 
The suspect wore a dark baseball cap with an unknown logo, sunglasses, a dark-colored facemask, a blue button-down shirt over a t-shirt, khaki pants, and blue medical gloves.

He entered the bank, displayed a firearm in his waistband, and demanded the tellers empty their drawers. The suspect then placed the money into a black bag with handles before fleeing on foot.

The FBI and the Maine State Police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the Thirsty Bandit, a bank robber who is considered armed and dangerous.

Defense News in Brief: CNIC Commander Discusses Installation Strategies with the Association of Defense Communities

Source: United States Navy

WASHINGTON – Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command, discussed his strategic priorities for Navy installations, the challenges currently facing the shore enterprise, and the importance of community partnerships at the Association of Defense Communities (ADC) Re-Connect Conference held July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Security News in Brief: United States Seizes Funeral Scrolls and Manuscripts Taken from Pre-Holocaust Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe

Source: United States Department of Justice News

Jacquelyn Kasulis, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI), announced today the seizure of 17 Jewish Funeral Scrolls, Pinkas Manuscripts (“Scrolls and Manuscripts”) and Community Records that had been taken from Jewish communities in Romania, Hungary, Ukraine and Slovakia during World War II.

Security News in Brief: Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Child Exploitation

Source: United States Department of Justice News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. District Court Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Marcos Rivera-Ramos to 156 months (13 years) in prison and 10 years of supervised release for sexual enticement of a 14-year old girl, announced W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.