Bank Robber Arrested for November Heists: Police

Above: Surveillance photos from Eastern Bank helped identify the suspect. Photo courtesy of Stoneham Police.

Stoneham Police arrested a man Friday wanted for bank robberies in Stoneham and Quincy.

John Truglia, 38, of Saugus, is charged with unarmed robbery after investigators matched his likeness from security cameras to a booking photo from the Saugus Police Department, where Truglia had been arrested in 2010, Stoneham Chief James McIntyre announced.

Both robberies occurred in November in similar fashion. On Nov. 5, Stoneham Police responded to the Eastern Bank at 163 Main St. for a report of a robbery. Witnesses reported that a white male suspect had entered the bank, passed a note to one of the tellers and fled with an undetermined amount of money.

On Nov. 16, the South Shore Savings Bank, at 138 Franklin St., Quincy was also robbed. The Quincy Police Department reported that the suspect had the same physical description as the man involved in the Eastern Bank robbery. Surveillance photos from the South Shore Savings Bank indicated that the suspect was the same person that robbed the Eastern Bank in Stoneham.

Truglia is being held at the Stoneham Police Department pending his arraignment at Woburn District Court on Monday.

“This was a true collaborative effort between multiple departments and agencies,” Chief McIntyre said. “By sharing resources across community lines, we were able determine the identity of the suspect, locate him and bring justice to these cases.”