Rochester man accused of robbing bank, dropping note with his name on it

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A Rochester man accused of robbing a bank in Irondequoit over the weekend is facing felony charges.

Damien Ponder, 27, was charged yesterday with third-degree robbery and fourth-degree grand larceny in connection with a robbery at the First Niagara Bank, 1000 E. Ridge Road about 9:20 a.m. Saturday, said Irondequoit Police Sgt. Barry VanNostrand. Ponder is accused of passing a note to a bank clerk and demanding cash. He is also accused of running from the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash and the note.
While leaving, Ponder allegedly dropped his proceeds. He collected most of the items, but left behind the robbery note, which was written on the opposite side of a traffic ticket he had recently received for an equipment violation, VanNostrand said.
The ticket contained Ponder’s name, date of birth and address and led officers straight to him.
He was apprehended yesterday in Rochester. He was arraigned in Irondequoit Town Court and was remanded to the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. Ponder is slated to return to court for his preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. Friday.

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Reminds me of the idiot who was in my Army Reserve unit back in the day. He decided to rob a bank with his BDU top bearing his last name.

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He must have learned how to rob banks from the guy that wrote his note on the back of his bank slip.

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looks guilty

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damn, I was hoping this was my ex-gf’s boyfriend. his first name and approx age were close.

that would have been epic

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So you’re telling me that I can rob a bank with a note written on the back of a parking ticket/citation from someone who is my relative size and shape, and I’ll get off completely free?

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^Dude^ makes a serious point.

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This was my initial thought.