Man arrested for calling cops, police say
Man arrested for calling cops, police say_ A Jersey City man who said he was on PCP was arrested on bank robbery charges today after calling police and telling them he had a gun and was going to rob the bank, as well as providing a description of himself and his car, officials said.
At 1:40 p.m. police got the call form Custaferro and plainclothes officers responded and saw him standing on the corner, still talking to police on his cell phone, reports said. When he walked into the bank police took him into custody, reports said.
A teller said that earlier Custaferro had handed her a note with numbers on in asking for money from that account number to be transferred to another bank, reports said.
The teller told him the number was not a Capital One bank account number, reports said. When he gave the note to another employee, Custaferro was told the same thing, reports said.
That's when Custaferro told the teller he was going to call police because he was going to rob the bank, reports said, adding that he dialed 911 on his cell phone and began giving his description as he walked out. Capital One employees said
Custaferro walked in and out of the bank several times before police arrived, reports said.
Once in custody Custaferro said he had taken PCP and told police there was a bottle of the drug in his car, reports said, adding that the suspected PCP was recovered in the vehicle, as was a BB pistol, reports said.
Custaferro told the officer "I called you for help. I wanted you to help me open an account to get money." But he also said, "They would not give me money so I called you guys to help me rob the bank."