Perth Amboy man facing 20 years in prison for armed bank robbery in Middletown

Adam Devine

MIDDLETOWN, NJ – A 42-year-old Perth Amboy man has been arrested and charged for robbing a bank in Middletown last month.

According to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago, Miguel A. Angeles, 42, has been arrested and criminally charged with a bank robbery in Middletown late last month.

An arrest warrant has been issued for Miguel A. Angeles, 42, of Perth Amboy, who is charged with first-degree armed robbery. He was arrested on Wednesday.


“A report of an alarm activation was received by Middletown Township Police Department members at 10:43 a.m. on Wednesday, December 28, at Valley Bank on Route 35 South between Twin Brooks Avenue and Woodland Drive,” according to police records.

When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they discovered that a masked male had entered the bank and stolen approximately $8,000 before fleeing.

Angeles was arrested and charged following a joint investigation conducted by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Middletown Township Police Department, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday, January 11 in Monmouth County Superior Court is currently scheduled for him.

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