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A former SunTrust Bank branch manager has been convicted of forgery and sentenced to five years on probation and ordered to repay almost $2,500 to the bank.
Sidonie Pollack-Summers, 36, of Rincon also must perform 200 hours of community service under sentence imposed by Chatham County Superior Court Judge James F. Bass Jr. following a jury conviction on Friday.
Assistant District Attorney Sarah Moorhead told jurors that in October 2008, Robert Kozlowski, treasurer of the Alee Temple Shriner’s Oriental Band, talked to Pollack-Summers, who was the manager of a SunTrust branch on Savannah’s southside, about reinvesting the organization’s $5,000 certificate of deposit that had recently matured.
Kozlowski and Pollack-Summers agreed to reinvest the money in a TransAmerica Fund, which Pollack –Summers assured would realize a 6 percent return, Moorhead said.
In March 2009, Kozlowski returned to the bank to change his mailing address on the account documentation.
After finding out Pollack-Summers was no longer employed at SunTrust, he was told no such account with TransAmerica had been created but $3,000 had been invested in a SunTrust fund, Moorhead said.
It then became apparent Pollack-Summers had forged Kozlowski’s signature when opening the $3,000 fund for the group and that the bank could not account for the remaining $2,000, Moorhead said.
Pollack-Summers was arrested and booked in April 2009 for forgery in the first degree and theft by taking.
Kozlowski and the Alee Temple Shriner’s were later reimbursed for the missing money, including interest by SunTrust Bank.
FBI, police search for man suspected of trying to rob bank
The FBI and Savannah-Chatham police are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate a man suspected of attempting to rob a Skidaway Road bank Friday.
On Tuesday, Savannah-Chatham police released surveillance photos of a man identified as the suspect at the east entrance of the Carver State Bank in the 7100 block of Skidaway.
The photos show a black male in a blue, hooded sweatshirt, baggy blue jeans and white tennis shoes. Savannah-Chatham police spokeswoman Eunicia Baker said the man is about 5 feet 6 inches with a slim build.
Baker said officers responded about 10:30 a.m. Friday to reports of a man armed with a pistol trying to enter the bank. Employees, however, locked the eastern door of the bank and successfully kept him out of the branch. The suspect fled the scene on foot.
Anyone with knowledge of the gunman’s identity or location or who has other information about the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637).
Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. A confidential Tip Line also is open directly to investigators at 912-525-3124.
Guardrail repair to affect traffic
Repair work on guardrails will likely cause minor traffic delays on Interstates 16 and 516 and Ga. 25 today through Friday.
Work is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday at the I-16 eastbound exit 155 off-ramp, I-16 eastbound at the Exit 164B off-ramp, the I-516 eastbound exit 5 off-ramp and Ga. 25 north at mile marker 4.4.
Traffic will be guided through work zones by flagmen, lane closures and shoulder closures, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Crews will be working in half-mile to 1-mile increments and relocating frequently. Motorists are asked to stay alert for changing patterns and reduce speeds while traveling through work zones.
Compiled by Jan Skutch and Corey Dickstein