Warrant obtained, man held in Berks

By Zach Geiger

The State College Police Department obtained an arrest warrant Monday for a Reading man after matching his fingerprints with those recovered from a note used in a bank robbery over the summer, police said.

Algis Diaz, 25, has been jailed in Berks County since Aug. 15, according to the Pennsylvania State Police at Reading.

The State College Police Department obtained a warrant for Diaz’s arrest Monday in connection with the July 15 robbery of First National Bank, 460 Westerly Parkway.

Diaz was charged with one count each of felony robbery, theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving stolen property, according to court documents.

Diaz also faces multiple charges in Berks County connected to the robbery, and will remain incarcerated in Berks until the charges are processed, police said.

After the charges in Berks are complete, Diaz will go to either State College or Lehigh County to face additional charges, police said.

The remaining charges in State College and Berks County prohibit Diaz from posting bail and he will remain in prison, police said.

At 9:09 a.m. on July 15 an unknown man robbed the First National Bank. According to police, the man presented a note to the teller.

The note stated that the man had a gun and demanded he be given “all of the cash,” according to police documents. The teller gave the man $6,159 from a cash drawer, police said. Though the man fled the scene in a vehicle, the incident was captured on security cameras, police said.

No bank employees or patrons were harmed during the First National Bank robbery, police said.

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