Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published August 22, 2024 2:22 P.M.
(Center Township, Pa) At 12:40pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, Center Township Police, PA State Police, Aliquippa and Monaca Police responded to a bank robbery at the First Commonwealth Bank located at 80 Wagner Road in Center Township according to Center Twp. Police Chief Aldo Legge. Driver of the getaway vehicle was Latoya, Young, 43 of Canton, Ohio. The 2 males were Christopher Lucius, 36, and Matthew Smith, 32. One of the male robbers attempted to flee on foot and was apprehended by Aliquippa Police Sgt. Nico D’Arrigo and Mitch Himes from the Monaca Police Department. The other male and Latoya Young were apprehended when police stopped them.
All 3 are lodged in the Beaver County Jail in connection with the robbery, according to Chief Legge. $80,000.00 was taken in the robbery, the Chief said.