Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash . . . Because I Spent The Afternoon Robbing Banks!

You’re forgiven for feeling like a huge fuddy duddy after reading about the 16-year-old girl nabbed during a bank-robbing spree:

A 16-year-old girl walked into the Commerce Bank branch at 31-09 Ditmars Blvd. shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon and passed a note to a teller demanding cash. When the teller walked away from the counter, the girl fled. A few minutes later, the same girl entered the First Central Savings Bank branch at 37-28 Ditmars Blvd. and again passed a note to a teller demanding cash. The teller complied and the girl fled the bank and passed the money off to a white male who fled the scene on foot. The girl was detained until the police responded.

Chrystie Almestica, who lives on 28th Street in Astoria, is charged with attempted bank robbery, bank robbery, and menacing. As of press time the male suspect had not been arrested. According to reports, Almestica allegedly claimed the male suspect had coerced her into committing the robbery. The investigation is ongoing.