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Cops: LI serial bank robber arrested

A serial bank robber has been arrested in connection with a 2 1/2 month stickup spree across Nassau County, police said Saturday.

Vladimir Michel of Brooklyn is accused of hitting banks in Wantagh, East Meadow, Merrick, Valley Stream, Oceanside, Malverne, Rockville Centre and Garden City, police said.

The spree started on Halloween and ended Friday when Michel was nabbed as he fled...

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