FBI catches man wanted in several bank robberies

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The FBI has captured the man wanted for a string of bank robberies at banks inside Giant Eagle grocery stores, including one bank in Liberty Township.

Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI for the Northern District of Ohio, said agents arrested 33-year-old Benjamin Gates.

Gates was arrested in the 1200 block of Clarendon Avenue NW, Canton, on Thursday afternoon without incident by members of the Safe Streets Task Force made up of FBI, Canton Police Department, Alliance Police Department and Ohio Adult Parole Authority.

Gates is charged with one count of robbery for the Aug. 10 robbery of Huntington Bank, located inside a Canton-area Giant Eagle.

Gates is suspected in multiple bank robberies, including the Huntington Bank located inside the Giant Eagle grocery store on Belmont Avenue in Liberty.

This investigation continues by the FBI, Canton Police Department, Stark County Sheriff’s Office, North Canton Police Department, Cuyahoga Falls Police Department and Liberty Police Department.