Brooklyn man pleads guilty to armed robbery of Brinks armored truck at St. Albans bank, making off with more than half-million in cash: Feds

David Ortiz, a Brooklyn man, pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob a Brinks armored truck outside a Bank of America branch in St. Albans on June 2, 2025, stealing over $500,000. Ortiz and an unnamed accomplice brandished firearms during the heist, stole a guard's service weapon, and fled in a license-plate-free Chevrolet SUV; the stolen cash remains unrecovered.