UPDATE: Man allegedly robs Commack bank

Update: Suffolk County Police reported on Oct. 10 that a suspect had been arrested for robbing the Teachers Federal Credit Union on Motor Parkway in Commack on Oct. 8. 

Following an investigation, Major Case Unit detectives arrested George Swanton at 300 Bay Shore
Road, Bay Shore, at 1:41 a.m. on Oct. 10. Swanton, 62, of Oakdale, was charged with robbery and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He is being held at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 10 at First District Court in Central Islip.

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a robbery that occurred at a bank in
Commack Oct. 8.

A man entered Teachers Federal Credit Union, located at 10 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, at
approximately 11:30 a.m. and allegedly handed a teller a note demanding cash. The teller complied and the
robber fled. He fled in a gray minivan westbound on Vanderbilt Motor Parkway.

The man was described as white and was wearing a dark-colored wig, makeup and dressed in women’s
clothing.

Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.