Robbed
Two Banks a Total of Five Times in Five Months
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge James K.
Bredar sentenced William Alexander Norbeck, age 32, of Crofton, Maryland, today
to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for armed
bank robbery and the use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of
violence. Judge Bredar also ordered Norbeck to pay restitution of $30,500.
The sentence was announced by United
States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent
in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Anne
Arundel County Police Chief James Teare, Sr.
According to Norbeck’s plea agreement,
he had previous experience working at financial institutions. On Wednesday,
March 23, 2011 at about 2:00 p.m., Norbeck, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and
neoprene mask to conceal his identity, entered the M&T Bank branch located
at 510 Solomons Island Road in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Norbeck was carrying
a pistol grip, 12-gauge pump action shotgun, which he had recently acquired
from a pawn shop in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Upon entering the bank, Norbeck
“racked,” or chambered, a shotgun round and ordered everyone to get down.
Norbeck then went to one of the teller positions and told the teller he wanted
money from the top drawer and bottom vault and no dye packs or bait money.
After getting $8,948 from two tellers, Norbeck left the bank through the front
door, stating, “Thank you, have a nice day,” (or words to that effect) on the
way out. As a result of the robbery, six nearby schools were placed on
lock-down as a safety precaution.
On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, Norbeck
robbed the same bank, again wearing clothing and a mask to conceal his
identity. As he entered, he said, “Okay, girls, same deal as last time: top
drawer, bottom vault, I have a scanner, no buttons [silent alarm] like last
time,” (or words to that effect). Fearful for their safety and that of others,
the tellers gave Norbeck $4,533. As he was watching them gather money, Norbeck
said, “Sorry about last time...the schools won’t be locked down this time,” (or
words to that effect). As Norbeck was leaving he said, “You ladies have a nice
day.”
On June 2, 2011, July 8, 2011, and
August 23, 2011, Norbeck robbed the M&T Bank branch located at 3150
Solomons Island Road in Edgewater, Maryland. On each occasion, Norbeck
disguised his identity, twice by wearing pantyhose over his face and latex-type
gloves, and the last time with a neoprene mask covering part of his face.
During the first robbery, Norbeck
approached a teller and said, “I need your money, I don’t want to have to use
my gun. Don’t give me alarms or bait,” (or words to that effect). Norbeck took
$3,481 and fled the bank. During the second robbery of this bank, Norbeck stole
$3,630. During the third robbery, Norbeck again announced that he had a gun and
swung his jacket open to reveal a handgun in a holster on his right hip. He
stole $9,908 and fled.
Due to the combination of a prompt
notification to law enforcement and the inclusion of tracking material in the
money he stole, Norbeck was quickly apprehended. When arrested, Norbeck was in
possession of his disguise, the money, and a pellet gun that appeared like a
9mm semi-automatic handgun.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein
commended the FBI and Anne Arundel County Police for their work in this
investigation and thanked Assistant United States Attorney Michael Cunningham,
who prosecuted the case.
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