Officials: Stats show 'fear of crime' stemming from robberies unfounded

20 May 2012 at 12:41am
It was a beautiful morning for everything but a bank robbery. On a sunny and warm spring day, just before 10 a.m. when the traffic was at its daytime low, Kevin Giesta walked into the Rockland Trust, 249 Linden St., waving a blood-red syringe and demanding money, police allege. He got a handful of cash and took off running. Then it all went downhill. He got a block before the dye packs exploded ...