Palm Beach Gardens bank robbery suspect arrested in Broward County

Scott Sutton

6:21 AM, Apr 5, 2018

Palm Beach Gardens police said a bank robbery suspect was arrested in Pompano Beach in connection with a Monday heist at a Wells Fargo.

James Rubino

Broward County Sheriff's Office, Palm Beach Gardens Police Department

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Palm Beach Gardens police said a bank robbery suspect was arrested in Pompano Beach in connection with a heist at a Wells Fargo bank earlier this week.

A Wells Fargo Bank, located at 4480 Northlake Blvd., was robbed by a white man wearing sunglasses, hat, and a blue shirt around 9:30 a.m. Monday.

The robber presented a note to the teller, took an unspecified amount of money and fled the scene in a newer model Cadillac CTS sedan.

Police said James Timothy Rubino, 55, was taken into custody in Pompano Beach by U.S. marshals and the Broward County Sheriff's Office around 5 p.m. Wednesday.

According to Broward County Jail records, Rubino faces multiple charges including burglary of an unoccupied structure, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, aggravated fleeing with injury or damage and cocaine possession.