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Published July 15, 2012, 09:34 AM

Bank robber duo arrested near Madison

Wisconsin News
-- Two people have been arrested on charges related to a string of bank robberies in southern Wisconsin.

MADISON - Two people have been arrested on charges related to a string of bank robberies in southern Wisconsin.

Madison and Mount Horeb police, along with FBI agents, arrested 29-year-old Michael Benike of Madison and 25-year-old Tara Thousand of Mount Horeb. They are charged in six bank robberies. The first took place on May 9 in Middleton.

They are both scheduled to appear in federal court in Madison on July 19. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20-years in prison.

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