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LEWES, Del.- Police say a bank employee and her boyfriend are accused of staging a robbery at a Lewes bank. Delaware State Police say that on Monday night troopers responded to the Community Bank main office located at 16982 Kings Highway in Lewes to investigate a reported armed robbery. Upon arrival at the scene troopers contacted a woman who told them she is currently employed by the bank and was robbed. Police say the woman told police that while using the ATM machine she was approached by an unknown masked suspect who placed a gun to her back and forced her to open the bank. Once inside the bank, the woman told police that she was forced to open the bank vault and "bag up" cash for the suspect. The woman then stated the suspect ran off in an unknown direction with the money. Police say however, that the woman's account of the robbery was not credible and she was in financial trouble. Police say further investigation revealed that the woman and her boyfriend staged the robbery and burglarized the bank and stole an undisclosed amount of money. Police say they also learned that the woman's 6-year-old daughter witnessed the incident while sitting in the woman's car parked in front of the bank door. Police arrested the boyfriend at his home in Rehoboth Beach. No money was recovered there. During the investigation police arrested Crystal Johnson, 23, of the 28000 block of Lakeview Road, Millsboro, on the following charges: third-degree burglary, theft, conspiracy and endangering the welfare of a minor. Johnson was committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $47,000 secured bail. Troopers also arrested Johnson's boyfriend, Anthony Marino, 31, of the 35000 block Wolfneck Road, Rehoboth Beach on the following charges: third-degree burglary, theft, conspiracy, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, wearing a disguise during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and endangering the welfare of a minor. Marino was committed to SCI on $127,000 secured bail. 15 minutes ago - 3 days left to answer

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1. 2-4 years. § 826. Burglary in the first degree; class C felony. (a) A person is guilty of burglary in the first degree when the person knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling at night with intent to commit a crime therein, and when, in effecting entry or when in the dwelling or in immediate flight therefrom, the person or another participant in the crime: (1) Is armed with explosives or a deadly weapon; or (2) Causes physical injury to any person who is not a participant in the crime. Burglary in the first degree is a class C felony, except where the person who suffers physical injury is a person 62 years of age or older in which case any violation of this section shall be a class B felony. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this section or Code to the contrary, any person convicted of burglary in the first degree shall receive a minimum sentence of: (1) Two years at Level V; or (2) Four years at Level V, if the conviction is for an offense that was committed within 5 years of the date of a previous conviction for burglary first or second degree or if the conviction is for an offense that was committed within 5 years of the date of termination of all periods of incarceration or confinement imposed pursuant to a previous conviction for burglary first or second degree conviction.