Aaron Thomas, Bank Robbery, Pennsylvania 2012

In a brazen string of bank robberies, Aaron Thomas, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing six bank robberies.

Thomas pleaded guilty on March 14, 2013, to robbing six banks: (1) PNC Bank located on Old York Road in Abington on August 10, 2012; (2) TD Bank located on City Avenue in Philadelphia, on August 8, 2012; (3) TD Bank located on City Avenue in Philadelphia on May 17, 2011; (4) TD Bank located on Moreland Road in Abington, on September 17, 2009; (5) TD Bank located on Grant Avenue in Philadelphia, on September 17, 2009; and (6) TD Bank located on Old York Road in Abington on July 24, 2009.

Thomas was apprehended by Abington Police following the PNC Bank robbery on August 10, 2012, after a vehicle and foot pursuit through the streets of Abington and Philadelphia, which resulted in two police officers being injured and several vehicles damaged.

This is not Thomas’s first run-in with the law. He has two prior convictions for bank robbery, making him a repeat offender.

On top of the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence F. Stengel ordered Thomas to pay $30,905 in restitution and a $600 special assessment, as well as three years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Abington Township Police Department, and the Philadelphia Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Livermore prosecuted the case.

Aaron Thomas faces a lengthy stretch behind bars for his crimes, and the public can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that justice has been served.

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