New York: A Day After Getting Released From Custody In Bank Robbery Case, Man Robs Another Bank

What do you do after getting released from custody in a bank robbery case? Well, if you happen to be Chi Ngo, you will go on and rob another bank.

Ngo was arrested on Thursday in New York - just one day after he was cut loose in an earlier bank heist, Fox News reported.

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According to a report in New York Post citing court documents, he is accused of pulling off the robberies at two separate Chase Banks in as many days.

The accused was first nabbed on Tuesday after allegedly swiping $2,300 (Rs 1.68 lakh) in cash from a Chase Bank on Canal Street just after 10:30 am local time, according to a criminal complaint.

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¡°I got a gun with me,¡± he wrote in a note handed to a bank teller, the court document shows. ¡°This is a bank robbery. Put the cash in the bag. I will use it.¡±

Police arrested him shortly after the hold-up and officers found a hammer and box cutter on him, according to a criminal complaint, obtained by The New York Post.

Ngo has been charged with third-degree robbery, criminal possession of weapons, and possession of burglar¡¯s tools.

He was arraigned on Wednesday after a prosecutor requested supervised release ¡ª a move that was granted by court judge.

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As they say, some habits die hard. Ngo wasted no time in getting back to work ¡ª robbing a Chase Bank on Fifth Avenue near West 44th Street. In that instance, he allegedly fled with only $100.

Ngo was arrested just minutes later outside the bank. Charges were still pending Thursday afternoon in his most recent arrest.

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