On Tuesday, July 11th, Angel Nunez (Troy, New York) was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court. Nunez was charged with the following:
- Larceny Over $1200 By False Presence
- Identity Fraud, 2 counts
- RMV Document, Forge/Misuse, 2 counts
- Attempt to Commit Crime
The Honorable Judge Pasquariello set $15,000 cash bail. The Commonwealth requested a $25,000 cash bail. Defense requested $2,500 cash bail.
DA Shugrue stated, “Nunez is alleged to be a defendant in multiple larceny crimes in not just Massachusetts but New York as well. I commend the Pittsfield Police for their swift detective work.”
Shugrue added, “When I came into office, small businesses in the Berkshires expressed their frustration with the high rates of repeated petty crime going unaddressed. When our businesses, including bank branches, experience repeated crimes they are much more likely to close their doors or move. Habitual theft by singular individuals must be addressed to keep our business secure and our community thriving.”
Nunez was arrested on July 10th at approximately 3:20pm after Pittsfield Police were dispatched to Berkshire Bank (39 Cheshire Road, Pittsfield) for a report of a male attempting to make a cash withdrawal using fraudulent identification. While police were enroute, Berkshire Bank employees reported the individual left the bank. Police were able to locate Nunez based on a description employees gave and the direction he walked after he left the bank. Officers located Nunez walking near Crane Avenue, Pittsfield. When police officers located Nunez, they connected him to an attempted larceny at the same bank branch on June 27th. Based on the alleged attempted larceny that day and his alleged connection to the June 27th attempted larceny, Nunez was placed under arrest.
Prior to the attempted larceny on July 10th, Nunez allegedly attempted larceny at the same Berkshire Bank branch (Cheshire Road, Pittsfield) on June 27th. On that day, Nunez attempted to withdraw $9,200 from a Berkshire Bank account. A bank teller questioned Nunez based on the identification he presented and the name he tried to used. Nunez quickly left the bank after questioning began. Berkshire Bank provided Pittsfield Police with surveillance photos from the June 27th incident.
Nunez is also suspected to have fraudulently withdrawn $8,700 dollars from a Berkshire Bank branch on Elm Street, Pittsfield on June 23rd. In this case, Nunez presented a New York driver’s license with a photo matching his appearance but using a different name. The true account holder reported shortly after that someone had withdrawn $8,700 from his account. On June 29th, Police investigating the June 23rd larceny spoke with Elm Street Berkshire Bank branch employees who identified Nunez as the individual who made the fraudulent withdraw on June 23rd.