Man arrested for robbing three banks charged for eight such thefts

A man who was arrested on Wednesday in connection with three bank robberies in Prague has been charged by police on eight counts of such theft. The 34-year-old man is thought to have robbed eight banks over the past three months. Police said he could have stolen as much as 1 million crowns (54,200 USD) over this period. If found guilty, he could face up to 12 years in prison, Prague police spokesperson Tomáš Hulan said on Thursday. The man was arrested after failing to rob one bank in Prague 10 on Wednesday morning, and making away with tens of thousands of crowns from two other banks in Prague 3 later on.