BOSTON — A brazen bank robbery spree that left authorities scrambling to catch the culprit has finally come to an end, with a Rhode Island man sentenced to 7 years in prison for his crimes.
Stephen A. Davidow, 55, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to seven years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution of $8,817.
The crimes, which took place between Dec. 6 and Dec. 11, 2017, saw Davidow rob four banks in the Greater Boston area. The robberies were linked by physical location, surveillance footage, and the bank tellers’ descriptions of the perpetrator.
Law enforcement officials received a tip on Dec. 15, 2017, after distributing images of the alleged perpetrator to the local news. The tip pointed to Davidow, who was subsequently identified by one of the bank tellers.
Davidow was on supervised release for a 2007 bank robbery conviction in Rhode Island at the time of the robberies. He was located and arrested on Dec. 18, 2017, in Massachusetts on a Rhode Island federal warrant and has been in custody since his arrest.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling; Joseph R. Bonavolonta, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Office; John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts; Boston Police Commissioner William Gross; and Boston University Police Chief Kelly A. Nee made the announcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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