Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Deputy Sgt. John Michael Keane II Arrested for Robbing Bank

On Tuesday afternoon, police in Chesapeake, VA, arrested Sgt. John Michael Keane II, 32, he is accused of robbing a bank in the same city where he works as a deputy sheriff.

According to a statement released by the police, at 2:10 p.m., Sgt. Keane entered the BB&T bank on Volvo Parkway and handed a bag to a teller “implying that he was conducting a bank robbery.”

The teller complied, stuffing the bag with money and handed it back. The robber then fled the scene in a red car.

Shortly thereafter, a Chesapeake K-9 officer spotted a car matching the description of the getaway vehicle. Another officer pulled over the Mercury Sable driven by Keane.

Police claim to have found evidence in Keane’s car, linking him to the robbery.

Keane has been a deputy with the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office since 1998. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in July 2008, and supervised intake operations at the Chesapeake Correctional Center.

According to Sheriff’s Office spokesman, Sgt. David Rosado, Keane has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the robbery investigation.

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