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Cresskill man faces 20 years for Mountain Lakes bank robbery

Winst handed a note to the teller claiming it was a robbery and that he had a weapon.

News 12 Staff

Nov 27, 2024, 11:30 AM

Updated 7 days ago

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A Cresskill man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a bank robbery.
Tony Winst, 46, admitted to robbing a PNC Bank on Route 46 in Mountain Lakes in November 2023.
Winst handed a note to the teller that stated "This is a robbery," and also said that he had a weapon.
Winst escaped with a bag of money. He was arrested months later in New York.
Sentencing is scheduled for April,