Police: Kings Park bank robbery suspect fled to nail salon

Police said Dashona Minor, 26, of Huntington Station, has been... — Police said Dashona Minor, 26, of Huntington Station, has been charged with fourth-degree grand larceny in connection with a bank robbery in Kings Park. (Aug. 18, 2010) Credit: SCPD

By JOHN VALENTIjohn.valenti@newsday.comAugust 19, 2010

Wearing a red Yankees baseball cap, a Huntington Station woman walked into a bank in Kings Park Wednesday afternoon, reached over the counter, grabbed a handful of cash - and fled, police said.

Police said an employee followed Dashona Minor, 26, from the Bank of Smithtown branch on Park Drive to the Sunlee Nails Boutique on Indian Head Road.

Suffolk County police arrested Minor inside the nail salon, charging her with fourth-degree grand larceny. She was held overnight and is scheduled for arraignment Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip.

Police said Minor, of Tower Street in Huntington Station, walked into the bank branch at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, grabbed the money and ran.

Employees called police and gave them a description: the robber had a medium build and was wearing a dark top, blue jeans and a red New York Yankees baseball cap.

One of the employees followed Minor - and saw her enter the nail salon. That employee called police, who arrested Minor in the boutique.

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