BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Bellows Falls man faces federal charges after authorities say he pulled off three bank robberies in two days.
According to court documents, Stephen Loewe, 42, walked into the M&T Bank in Springfield Tuesday morning and demanded cash. Later that afternoon, he went to the Claremont Savings Bank in Springfield and handed the teller a note demanding $500. He then stole a car from a gas station.
Authorities say the next morning, Loewe went to the M&T Bank in Putney and again demanded cash, this time, $1,500. They say police caught him later that day and he admitted to robbing the banks and using the money to buy cocaine base.
Loewe made his initial appearance in federal court Thursday and is being held. If convicted,…
