HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 10-10 Two St. Paul men held in Maplewood bank robbery PIONEER PRESS 2 St. Paul men held in Mapl�gopl )�t k robbery
Updated:10/09/2014 04:47:04 PM CDT TwinCities.com
Two St. Paul men are in custody after allegedly robbing a bank in Maplewood Wednesday.
James Edward Allen,42,and Carlton Davis,52,reportedly held up a TCF bank branch inside a
Cub Foods grocery story at County Road B and Rice Street around 9:15 a.m.,according to
Maplewood Police Chief Paul Schnell.
Allen is accused of passing a note to a teller demanding cash before leaving the branch with an
undisclosed amount of money.
Davis is suspected of casing the bank earlier that day and driving the vehicle used to facilitate the
robbery,Schnell said.An image of his face was reportedly captured on the bank's surveillance
camera.
The vehicle involved was stolen from St.Paul in the area of Rice Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
around 8:40 a.m.Wednesday.
Police were led to Allen that evening after he allegedly used money marked by red dye to pay for a
room at the Days Inn on University Avenue in St. Paul,Schnell said.
The stolen vehicle was recovered in Little Canada.
Sarah Homer can be reached at 651-228-5539. Follow her at twitter.com/hornsarah.