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Update: Six Suspects Charged for
Theft from BB&T Bank
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police 4th
District Investigative Section, in
cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), have been investigating a theft of currency
from a BB&T Bank in Wheaton which occurred on
Wednesday, January 9, 2008.
Late last night and into this morning six suspects
involved in this theft were arrested and
charged.
The suspects include: David P. Mbom, age 38, of the
unit block of Cargil Avenue in Catonsville; Phillippe
H. Ngassa, age 46, of the 800 block of Northhampton
Drive in Silver Spring; Robert T. Tataw, age 42, of an
unconfirmed address; Ernest N. Yossa, age 43, of
the 11600 block of Stewart Lane in Silver Spring;
Elizabeth K. Tarke, age 40, of the 4000
block of Barnsley Lane in Olney; and Edmond K. Machie,
age 38, of the 12300 block of
Featherwood Drive in Silver Spring.
Mbom, Tataw, and Tarke were charged with theft of
currency over $500 and conspiracy to
commit theft of currency over $500; Ngassa and Yossa
were charged with conspiracy to commit theft of
currency over $500 and as accessories after the fact;
and Machie was charged with conspiracy to commit theft
of currency over $500. Mbom and Ngassa are
each being held on $2,000,000 bond, Yossa is being
held on $300,000 bond, Tataw is being held on $200,000
bond, Tarke is being held on $250,000 bond, and Machie
was released on $50,000 personal bond. All but Machie
are currently being held at the
Montgomery County Detention Center.
On Thursday, January 10 at approximately 5:00 p.m.,
managers at the BB&T Bank located at 11501 Georgia
Avenue in Wheaton, reported a theft of currency to
Montgomery County Police. Through the course of the
investigation it was learned that at approximately
11:00 a.m. on January 9, an unknown black male dressed
in a black uniform resembling an AT
Systems armored transportation services uniform,
entered the bank. He presented himself as a substitute
security guard. The suspect told bank employees that
he was filling in for the regular guard who was on
leave. He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of
U.S.
currency.
On Thursday, January 10, the regular guard who had
previously made pick-ups at the bank arrived. He told
bank employees that there should not have been a
pick-up on January 9. The genuine guard verified with
his supervisors that the unknown man did not work for
AT Systems, and that no deposits from that BB&T Bank
branch had been received by AT Systems. Further
investigation developed that the suspect, who was
wearing a gun belt with what was perceived as a
semi-automatic handgun, was not wearing an official
AT Systems uniform.
On January 11, search warrants were obtained for
residences of two BB&T Bank employees. One of which
was Tarke's residence. Tarke had direct contact with
the bogus security guard. The investigation developed
that suspect Mbom had visited Tarke's residence and
left in a vehicle driven by Tataw.
During the late night hours of January 11 into the
morning hours of January 12, an extensive
investigation was conducted on Stewart Lane in Silver
Spring. That investigation lead to the arrests of the
five male suspects. Tarke was arrested after it was
determined that she was also involved in the theft.
Incidental to the arrests and execution of several
search warrants, a large amount of the stolen money
has been recovered. This is an on-going investigation.
Due to the continuing investigation, the suspect who
presented himself as the security guard can not be
disclosed.
The Montgomery County Police Department would like to
thank the involved members of the Washington and
Baltimore Field Offices of the FBI for their
assistance in this investigation. Montgomery County
Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said, "I commend the
work of all of those involved in bringing this very
complex case to such rapid closure. This is also a
great example of interagency cooperation. I am very
pleased that the investigative teamwork between the
FBI and the Montgomery County Police Department
resulted in the arrests of these six thieves."
A similar theft of currency occurred from a bank in
Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 10. Metropolitan
Police detectives, Montgomery County Police
detectives, and the FBI are working in cooperation to
determine if these two incidents are related.
***Due to the on-going investigation, photographs of
the six charged suspects can not be released at this
time.***
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