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	NYPD Detective Charged With Queens Bank Hold Up: A retired New York City Police detective has been charged with the robbery of a St. Albans bank last month. Athelson Kelson, 59, of Queens, is being held pending arraignment later today in Queens Criminal Court on a complaint charging him with third-degree robbery. According to the charges, Kelson approached a teller July 10 at the Chase Bank branch located at on Linden Boulevard and handed her a note, which read, in sum and substance: “Do not press the alarm, give me all the large bills in your drawer, I have a gun, I do not want to hurt anyone, no dye, no bait money, you have 10 seconds.” The defendant then allegedly repeated, “Do not press the alarm.” It is alleged that the teller gave the defendant $600 in cash and that the defendant then fled on foot. The note was recovered from the teller. [ More Blotters] Nine Charged In $1.4M Mortgage Scheme Inside The Board Of Elections: State Senate Votes Prompt Race Debate MTA Changes Expected Councilman Stable After Car Accident Queens Weathers Economic Storm Hospital Welcomes ‘Miracle Babies’ Home Queens Law College Ranks In Diversity Queens Arm Wrestlers Take Home Top Prizes Second Attempt For Greener Taxis Triborough Bridge Now The RFK Opponents Flip On Willets Point Plan Recount Get Underway In Tight Senate Race Return To Jail Likely For Con Freed In Hoax City Officials File Suit Over Term Limits Audit Finds Water’s Edge In Too Deep Celebs Cut Ribbon On New Garden Liu Fixing Broken Meter Rule New Test For 8th Graders Unveiled Parkway Hospital Closes City Closes Corona Dental Clinic Dissident Dems Weigh Options Bloomberg To Charge For Plastic Bags Smith Discusses Changes In Senate