A multistate bank robber who hit banks in Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam counties pleaded guilty in federal court in White Plains recently.
In sentencing Nov. 14, Andrew Rendflash ”“ no address given ”“ faces up to 20 years in federal prison for seven bank robberies and a Waterbury convenience store heist.
Rendflash struck in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island between April 2013 and January, according to law enforcement officials.
Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, George Venizelos, assistant director-in-charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joseph A. D”™Amico, superintendent of the New York State Police, made the announcement.
The First Niagara Bank in Ridgefield was robbed of an undisclosed sum in January, according to a statement from Bharara”™s office. In New York, Rendflash robbed the People’s United Bank in Brewster in December and a Somers branch of Chase Bank in November, according to the statement.
The statement praised the Ridgefield Police Department”™s work in helping crack the case, along with help from other state and local law enforcement agencies.
Bharara said, “Andrew Rendflash engaged in a robbery spree, across four states and over many months. Now, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the FBI and our state and local partners, he has pled guilty to his crimes. I want to especially thank the officers of the Ridgefield Police Department for their assistance in the investigation and prosecution of this case.”
