HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 04-30 Rory Mitchell charged in Maplewood Wells Fargo robbery MAPLEWOOD REVIEW w'F 4 fi a -
Rory Alan Mitchell Kimberly Anne Hillage
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CD Ror y Mitchell
,:,
charged in
Maplewood Wells
Fargo robbery
Investigators ties, he's looking at a lot
of jail time with the spree
looking into he went on."
Its unclear where
Mitchell and Hillage are
partners originally from, but they
were apprehended in
involvement Minneapolis on April 21.
Burnsville police reported
Tim Faklis that Hillage used identifi-
Review staff cation issued by the state
of Washington to rent a
Maplewood police room at a Bloomington
charged Rory Alan Mitch- hotel. She also has an
ell on Friday, April 25 in active order for protection
connection with a rob- from Mitchell from their
bery of a Maplewood Wells time in Washington.
Fargo that took place April An employee at the
21, marking the third bank hotel saw surveillance
robbery he's been attached photos published by the
to this week. media, recognized the
On the day of the Maple- couple and told police that
wood robbery, the suspect Hillage had been renting a
was described as a white room there. The employee
male, between 35 and 45 also told police that a
years old, wearing a navy man matching Mitchell's
blue shirt, light-colored description had been there
jeans and a dark baseball every night of Hillage's
cap that concealed the three-night stay.
majority of his face during During the Burnsville
the holdup. The suspect holdup April 15, Mitch-
handed a bank teller a note ell allegedly handed a note
indicating the intended to a teller that said "give
robbery. There was no evi- me your $100s, $50s and
dente that the man had a $20s this is no joke." They
weapon, and no one was then fled the scene with
injured during the inci- an undisclosed amount of
dent. cash.
Mitchell, 50, as well as Mitchell and Hillage
girlfriend Kimberly Anne made their first appear-
Hillage, 43, were also antes in Dakota County
charged by Burnsville district court April 24,
police Wednesday, April with Mitchell's bail set at
23, with the robbery of $300,000 without condi-
banks in both Burnsville tions ($250,000 with con-
and Maple Grove, and ditions), and Hillage's bail
authorities quickly sus- was set at $100,000 with-
pected Mitchell played a out conditions ($75,000
role in the robbery of the with conditions). Their
Wells Fargo near Maple- next court appearances
wood Mall. will be May 20 in Hast-
"We're glad we have ings.
someone charged with
this robbery," Maplewood Tim Faklis can be reached
police chief Paul Sch- at (651) 748-7814 or at
nell said. "Between the tfaklis @lillienews.com
charges in all three coun-
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