MA State Police arrest man planning to rob bank

By News Staff

news@abc6.com

Massachusetts State Police have arrested a Taunton man who was attempting to rob a bank Friday morning.

24-year-old Corey Scott Roberio was found loitering outside the Bristol County Savings Bank on County Road in Taunton around 11:30 a.m.

Roberio became confrontational and was placed under arrest for disturbing the peace. Troopers found a deposit envelope in his jacket pocket with a threat and instructions demanding money written on it.

State Police and Taunton Officers determined that Roberio had been planning to rob the bank or a random ATM customer withdrawing money.

He was charged with attempting to commit a crime and disturbing the peace. He will be arraigned in Taunton District Court.

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