Man Indicted for New Year's Bank Robbery

0:00A 55-year-old guy from North Haven, Connecticut named Thomas Mara just got hit with a federal indictment for knocking over a bank in Berlin on New Year's Eve. This went down at the Webster Bank on Webster Square Road, back on December 31, 2025, and he's staring down up to 20 years. Behind bars for bank robbery, earlier this week, a grand jury in New Haven sealed the deal on the charges from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Mara allegedly passed a note to the teller around 10 a.m., demanding cash and hinting at a gun, then peeled out in a gray 2020 Cadillac. CT6. Mara wasn't exactly a clean slate. He was on supervised release from a prior narcotics trafficking bust. Back in May 2023, a New Haven federal court gave him 60 months in prison, and he only got out in June 2025, still. Under those strict terms, meanwhile, Berlin cops teamed up with feds right after the heist, raiding a spot on Route 5 in North Haven, and checking out a suspect vehicle that,

1:02same day, they ped Mara quick, issued a warrant, and figured he bolted to the New York City area. He's been locked up since his arrest on January 7th on state counts, like second-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny, and violating that. Release could crank up his penalties even more. This case is still unfolding, with Mara facing the music on both state and federal fronts. Our for news today, powered by AI, bringing you what matters. I'm Corey, with the story.