New Waterford Man Accused Of Bank Robbery In Singapore

by Dave DesveauxJuly 15, 2016July 15, 2016

A New Waterford man has been detained by police in Thailand in connection to a bank robbery in Singapore last week.

Singapore’s Straits Times says 26 year-old David James Roach walked into a bank in the island city-state last Thursday, presenting a note saying he was armed and wanted money.

He’s said to have walked away with about 29,000 dollars before flying to Bangkok.

Roach was tracked down and arrested by Thai Police on Sunday.

The Straits Times quotes Roach’s mother as saying her son was travelling abroad with friends.

One of his friends tells the newspaper she recently travelled with Roach to Turkey and Iran for nearly three months, and they also went to Nepal this year.

While not mentioning Roach by name, Global Affairs Canada says officials are providing consular assistance to a man who was arrested in Thailand.

A Thai newspaper quotes that country’s authorities saying that Roach will be extradited back to Singapore.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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