The Latest: Bail set for 2 of 3 suspected NYC bank burglars
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Latest on arrest of three charged in two bank heists that netted about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards from safe deposit boxes (all times local):
7:30 p.m.
Two of the three Brooklyn suspects charged in a duo of Hollywood style bank heists that netted about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards from safe deposit boxes have had their bail set.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court Tuesday, bail was set at $150,000 for Charles Kerrigan and $2 million for Michael Mazzara. Electronic monitoring was ordered for both. Bail was not immediately requested for the third suspect.
Lawyers for Mazzara and Kerrigan say their clients are innocent.
On a bank roof in Queens, the burglars left behind empty safe deposit boxes, grinding wheels and a fuel tank for a cutting torch. Near a hole in the roof was a black plywood structure that the burglars apparently built to shield themselves from view.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In Brooklyn, the burglars cut interior vault alarm wires along with phone wires a block away.
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1:30 p.m.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say New York City bank burglars stole about $5 million in cash, diamonds, jewelry, coins and baseball cards.
The FBI says three men charged Tuesday were part of a crew it's been investigating with the New York Police Department. A criminal complaint focuses on two burglaries this year in Brooklyn and Queens.
On a bank roof in Queens, the burglars left behind empty safe deposit boxes, grinding wheels and a fuel tank for a cutting torch. Near a hole in the roof was a black plywood structure that the burglars apparently built to shield themselves from view.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In Brooklyn, the burglars cut interior vault alarm wires along with phone wires a block away.
Surveillance footage, cell tower data and a confidential source were used to help build the case.