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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Accused BMO Harris Bank Robber Caught, Charged

Carlton Johnson is facing more than 80 years of imprisonment after police say he robbed the Greenfield bank March 28 and a bank in West Milwaukee three weeks earlier.

A 23-year-old Milwaukee man accused of robbing Greenfield’s BMO Harris Bank late last month and another area bank in early March faces more than 80 years of imprisonment. Carlton Johnson, a convicted felon, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on April 5, with two counts of felony robbery of a financial institution and one count of attempting to flee or elude an officer, also a felony. According to court documents, Johnson robbed BMO Harris Bank, 7600 W. Layton Ave., of nearly $3,700 on March 28, after he gave a note to a teller a note that read, “This is a robbery. Stay calm and nobody will get hurt.” Johnson is accused of robbing TCF Bank, 1441 Miller Parkway, West Milwaukee, in a similar fashion March 7, that time make off with…

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Two Accused of Passing Forged Checks at Greenfield Bank

Two Milwaukee men say they were paid $200 per check to cash the fake checks by other men.

Two Milwaukee men are accused of passing forged checks at BMO Harris Bank branches in Greenfield and Bay View. Milton G. Collins, 59, and Sammie D. Tumbs, 46, were charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Friday with one count of uttering a forgery. If convicted, they each face up to three years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept. 10, Collins passed a forged check for $1,870 in Bay View, then Tumbs passed a $1,658 check at the Greenfield location. Both checks were drawn off a bank account for Volkman Millroad Builders. Later that day, Collins then came into the Greenfield branch and tried to pass another check drawn from the account valued at $2,756. However, the branch manager was suspicious of …

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