NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

INCIDENT/OFFENSE REPORT

Initial □ Follow-Up □ Arrest □ Insurance Report □ Juvenile Arrest □ ORI:

CR # Type of Offense(s) Code or Statute Reporting Officer: R. White ________

1. Robbing a Bank by Force _________§ 2113(a)__________ Asst. Officer: L. Thompson________
09-5648 2. __________ _______________________ Transport. Offr.
Reported: Occurred From: Occurred To:

Date _10_/_25_/_10_
EXACT LOCATION OF CRIME: 10 E 53 St., New York
1. Air/Bus/Train
2. Bank/Savings & Loan
3. Bar/Night Club
4. Church/ Synagogue
5. Commercial/Office Building
6. Construction Site
7. Convenience Store
Time 1400 Date _10_/_25_/_10_ Time 1345 Date __/__/__ Time
Tabulation (Office use Only)
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Area:
LOCATION CODE
8. Department/Discount Store 15. Jail/Prison 22. School
9. Drug Store/Dr. Office 16. Lake/Waterway 23. Service Station/Gas Station
10. Field/Woods 17. Liquor Store 24. Specialty Store
11. Government/Public Building 18. Parking Lot/Garage 25. Other/Unknown
12. Grocery/Supermarket 19. Rental/Storage Facility
13. Highway/Road/Alley 20. Residence/Home
14. Hotel/Motel 21. Restaurant Enter #: __2____

Case Disposition: 1-Arrested 2-Exception 3-Unfounded 4-Pending ENTER NUMBER __1___

Cleared Exceptionally: Offense: Entry Suspect Using:
1-Death of Offender 5-Juvenile/No Custody 1-Attempted F-Forcible C-Computer Used
2-Prosecution Declined 6-Not Applicable A-Alcohol Related
3-Extradition Denied 2-Completed N-Non-forcible D-Drug Related
4-Victim Refused to Cooperate
Enter # ______ Clearance Date __/___/___ Enter Number _2_ Enter Letter _N _ Enter Letter ____
Weather: 1-Clear 2-Cloudy 3-Raining 4-Fog/Smog 5-Snow/Sleet 6-Hailing 7-Unknown ENTER # _1__
NAME OF VICTIM(S) Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company PHONE#: Home (_ _)__ _______
Work (212) 832-0855 .
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ADDRESS: 10 E 53 St.
CITY: New York
STATE: NY ZIP: 10022

Victim’s Occupation: Victim’s Business Address:

DOB: AGE: SEX: HT: WT: HAIR: EYES:

OLN# STATE: SSN:

RACE ETHNICITY: RESIDENT STATUS

1-White 4-Asian/Pacific Islander

1-Hispanic R-Resident
2-Black 5-Unknown 2-Non Hispanic Origin N-Non-resident
3-American Indian/Alaskan Native 3-Unknown U-Unknown
ENTER # ____ Enter # _____ ENTER LETTER ____
VICTIM INFORMATION – TYPE OF VICTIM
1-Adult 2-Juvenile 3-Business 4-Financial Institution 5-Government 6-Religious Organization
7-Society or Public 8-Other 9-Unknown 10-Law Enforcement Officer ENTER NUMBER ___4___
IF VICTIM WAS INJURED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES, PLEASE ENTER TYPE OF INJURY- CHOOSE UP TO FIVE

Kidnapping Forcible Fondling 1-None 6-Unconscious

Forcible Rape Aggravated Assault 2-Apparent broken bones 7-Minor Injury
Forcible Sodomy Simple Assault 3-Possible Internal Injury 8-Other Major Injury
Sexual Assault with Object Extortion/Blackmail 4-Severe Lacerations 9-Other
Robbery 5-Loss of teeth ENTER NUMBER __1___
 RELATIONSHIP OF VICTIM TO SUSPECT
LINKAGE- IF VICTIM’S RELATIONSIHP WITH SUSPECT IS DOMESTIC, COMPLETE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ATTACHMENT
1-Spouse 8-In Law 15-Child of Intimate Partner 25-Child of Boyfriend/Girlfriend
2-Common Law Spouse 9-Step Parent 16-Household Member 26-Employee
3-Parent 10-Step Child 17-Acquaintance 27-Employer
4-Sibling 11-Step-Sibling 18-Friend 28-Otherwise Unknown
5-Child 12-Other Family Member 19-Neighbor 29-Relationship Unknown
6-Grandparent 13-Estranged Spouse 20-Babysitter 30-Stranger ENTER # _____
7-Grandchild 14-Intimate Partner 21-Boyfriend/Girlfriend 31-Victim is Suspect (Choose One)

COMPLAINANT ____ WITNESS _x_ NAME: PHONE # Home (646_)__890-2378_____________

Melissa Smith Work (____)__________________
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ADDRESS: 310 E. 106 Street CITY: New York STATE: NY ZIP: 10029

DOB: 3/1/74 RACE: SEX: F HT: 5’4’’ WT: 125 HAIR: BRN EYES: BRN
Hispanic
OLN: ST: SSN: 349-06-9926

VEHICLE INFORMATION
1-Victim’s Vehicle 4-Suspect Vehicle 7-Stolen
2-Theft from Vehicle 5-Recovered 8-Towed
3-Vandalism 6-Unauthorized Use of Vehicle ENTER NUMBER: ________

Make Model Year Color Reg. # State Style

Owner’s Name: Telephone VIN#

Address: City: Value (if stolen):

Insurance Company Policy # Agent:

VEHICLE TOWED BY: TOWED TO:

HOLD AUTHORIZED BY: VEHICLE MILEAGE:

Vehicle was Inventoried: Yes____ No _____ Officer Conducting Inventory:

SUSPECT INFORMATION

NAME: Thomas Howe PHONE # Home _646-885-1093_________ Work____________________

ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: ALIAS:
196 Lewis Ave Brooklyn NY 11221
DOB: RACE: SEX: HT: WT: HAIR: EYES: SSN:
05/25/1981 Mixed M 5’9 140 BRN BRN 097-36-7152
OLN: ST: TATTOO/SCARS/MARKS/LOCATION

NAME: PHONE # Home ___________________ Work____________________

ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP: ALIAS:

DOB: RACE: SEX: HT: WT: HAIR: EYES: SSN:

OLN: ST: TATTOO/SCARS/MARKS/LOCATION

STATUS CODE: 1-Stolen 2-Recovered 3-Stolen/Recovered 4-Lost 5-Burned 6- Counterfeit/Forged
7-Damaged/Destroyed/Vandalized 8-Evidence 9-Found or Inventory
DESCRIPTION CODE
01-Aircraft 08-Consumable Goods 17-Jewelry/Precious Metals 26-Radio/TV/VCR 35-Structure, Other
02-Alcohol 09-Credit/Debit Cards 18-Livestock 27-Recording Audio Visual 36-Tools/Power/Hand
03-Automobile 10-Drugs/Narcotics 19-Merchandise 28-Recreational Vehicles 37-Trucks
04-Bicycle 11-Drug/Narc Equipment 20-Money 29-Structure, Single Occupancy 38-Vehicle Parts/Accessories
05-Buses 12-Farm Equipment 21-Negotiable Instruments 30-Structure, Other Dwellings 39-Watercraft
06-Clothes 13-Firearms 22-Non-Negotiable Instruments 31-Strucure, Commercial/Business 77-Other
07-Computer 14-Gambling Equipment 23-Office Equipment 32-Structure, Industrial 88-Pending Inventory
15-Heavy Equipment 24-Other Motor Vehicle 33-Structure, Public/Community 09-Special Category
16-Household Goods 25-Purses/Handbags/Wallets 34-Structure, Storage
PRPS Desc. # QTY Serial # Brand/Name Model/Name Size, Kind, Etc. Color Value
03 20 $200

NCIC ENTRY – YES _____ NO _______ NCIC # ________________ DATE OF ENTRY ___/____/____
FET AT SCENE EVIDENCE TURNED IN BY TAG NUMBERS

NARRATIVE/ACTION TAKEN
At  approximately  1330  the  assailant  entered  Metropolitan  Bank  and  Trust  Company.  He  proceeded  
through  the  line  to  the  tellers  and  waited  until  he  was  called  up  to  Miss  Melissa  Smith’s  booth  at
approximately  1345.  Smith  greeted  him,  inquiring  if  she  could  help  him.  The  assailant  walked  up  and  gave  her  
a  note  that  said,  “Give  me  money.  I  require  $200.00.”  According  to  Miss  Smith,  the  assailant  leaned  close  to  the
counter  with  a  strange  look  but  said  nothing.  Smith,  who  was  in  fear  for  her  well-­‐being,  relinquished    $200.00  to  
the  assailant.  Smith  provided  the  money  as  two  one-­‐hundred-­‐dollar  bills.  The  assailant  took  the  money  and
walked  quickly  out  of  the  bank.  Smith  hit  the  alarm  and  notified  management.  

I  received  a  call  about  the  robbery  at  approximately  1400.  Upon  arrival,  I  interviewed  Miss  Smith,  the
bank  teller  who  was  directly  involved  with  the  assailant.  She  gave  the  above  story.  Miss  Smith  also
reported  that  the  assailant  did  not  cover  his  face  or  try  to  avoid  notice  of  others.  After  taking  down  Miss
Smith’s  statement,  I  reviewed  surveillance  video  of  the  crime  and  verified  the  events  happened  as  were  
reported  by  Miss  Smith.    
 
I  also  collected  the  note  that  was  handed  to  Miss  Smith  and  sent  it  in  for  processing.  After  eliminating  
Miss  Smith’s  fingerprints,  a  second  set  of  prints  were  identified  by  the  CSU  unit.  Those  prints  were  run  through  
the  system  and  matched  to  the  profile  of  Thomas  Howe,  who  had  two  former  misdemeanor  convictions.  
I  pulled  the  photo  of  Thomas  Howe  from  his  previous  arrest  records  and  compared  it  to  the  suspect  
in  the  surveillance  video.  I  immediately  knew  the  assailant  in  the  bank  robbery  was  that  of  Thomas  Howe.  

Thomas  Howe  was  brought  in  for  questioning  on  May  26,  2010,  where  he  was  interviewed  by  myself
and  Officer  L.  Thompson.  During  the  interview,  Mr.  Howe  stated  that  he  entered  the  bank,  told  the
teller  he  needed  money,  and  said  he  wanted  $200.00.  He  stated  he  put  the  money  into  his  pocket  and
walked  home.  Mr.  Howe  stated  he  robbed  the  bank  because  he  “needed  money”  but  had  no  specific

ADDITIONAL FIELD NOTES: YES _____ NO _____ NO. OF ATTACHMENTS __________________

Reporting Officer: ___________________ Badge # _____ Supervisor: ______________________ Badge # _______

Date ____________________ Date: ____________________
 NARRATIVE/ACTION TAKEN (cont) CR #

plans  for  the  money.  When  asked  why  he  did  this  after  getting  in  trouble  for  taking  money  from  businesses  
in  the  past,  Mr.  Howe  simply  replied,  “But  this  is  a  bank.  They  give  you  money.”  Mr.  Howe  was  arrested  at  the  
conclusion  of  the  interview  and  Special  Agent  Tim  Graves  was  notified.