Transcript Staff Writer
FBI agents arrested a Fort Worth, Texas, man Monday for the March 2 robbery of an Ardmore credit union. The FBI investigation was aided by the actions of a Norman bank employee, who jotted down the man's Texas tag when the man appeared to be "casing" one of two Norman banks earlier the day of the robbery.
Robert David Mielnicki Jr., 24, was taken into custody without incident Monday afternoon by FBI agents in Fort Worth, officials said.
FBI officials allege Mielnicki robbed the MTC Federal Credit Union in Ardmore March 2. Earlier that day, employees at two Norman banks became suspicious of an individual seen acting nervously in the bank lobbies, officials said.
The man left after becoming aware bank employees were watching him, officials said. An employee saw the man get into a truck and was able to jot down the tag number. Police responded to the area, but were unable to locate the man.
Later that afternoon, the Ardmore credit union was robbed by a man matching the description of the man acting suspiciously in Norman.
A criminal complaint of federal bank robbery was lodged against Miielnicki Friday in the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Local news
Norman bank employee aids in robbery suspect's arrest
- Local news
-
-
Theater’s the scene for Norman marketing director
Nancy Coggins landed a job with a prestigious Oklahoma City advertising agency before the ink dried on her OU journalism diploma. The job was a first rung on her career ladder and she admits that it didn’t call for her creative talents. ...
-
New jail to install curtains
The F. DeWayne Beggs Detention Center, though still in its infancy, is getting a facelift: new curtains....
-
Businesses go the extra mile for Valentine’s Day
Among the various images the phrase “Valentine’s Day” might conjure in one’s mind, probably the most immediate is the iconic dozen roses and heart-shaped box of chocolates....
-
New rehabilitation, skilled care center will be next to HealthPlex
StoneGate Senior Living President and CEO John F. Taylor announced Friday that his company has completed the purchase of approximately 6.7 acres of land in the Norman Regional Health System’s Medical Park West project at NW 36th Avenueand ...
-
Mystery performance provides theatrical fatal attraction
James Briggs has a pretty steady day job with the city parks department, doesn’t live anywhere near Little River and probably never owned or slept in a hatchback. He doesn’t usually wear sport coats that are two sizes too small, either ...
-
'Get the Lead Out' annual children's art festival enters 10th year
Longfellow Middle School had a special “GLO” about it Saturday morning....
-
County prisoners moved to new jail
Cleveland County sheriff’s deputies began moving prisoners from the detention center adjacent to the courthouse to the new F. DeWayne Beggs Detention Center at Franklin Road and U.S. 77 early Saturday morning....
-
School board elections Tuesday
Voters go to the polls Tuesday in four Cleveland County school districts. Cleveland County Election Board Secretary Jim Williams said this will be the first election using the new voting system. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on ...
-
Identity theft crackdown sweeps nation
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department recently announced a national sweep cracking down on suspected identity theft perpetrators as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and identity theft....
-
Darry Stacy seeking county commission seat
Darry Stacy, a fifth generation Oklahoman and lifelong resident of Cleveland County, announced Friday that he will be a Republican candidate for the District 2 Cleveland County commissioner seat....
- More Local news Headlines
-
Theater’s the scene for Norman marketing director
