Three suspects in a string of bank heists pleaded not guilty in Middlesex Superior Court last week.
Following an indictment from the Superior Court, Nicole Capo, 24, of 34 Gilbert St., Watertown; Andrew Vail, 37, of 74 Rose Hill Way, Waltham; and Paul Cote, 25, of 139 First St., Medford are all facing charges of unarmed robbey.
They were arraigned in Woburn last Wednesday.
According to the Superior Court's statement of the case, Vail and Cote are each charged with two counts of unarmed robbery. Vail was held on $50,000 and Cote was $25,000 cash bail. Capo, who has been released on $5,000 cash bail, had been charged with one count of unarmed robbery.
Authorities say all three defendants know each other well, as Capo is Vail's current girlfriend and Cote's ex-girlfriend.
Court documents reveal the string of heists began with the Dec. 28 Belmont Savings Bank robbery in Watertown and the Jan. 3 Eastern Bank robbery in Medford.
Based on interviews with the three defendants, in both robberies, Cote entered the bank and slipped the teller a note demanding money while Vail waited outside in a car borrowed from Capo.
Cote reportedly admitted to local authorities his involvement in both the Watertown and Medford robberies. He also told police he did not participate in the Newton robbery but saw Capo's car pull into the bank during the heist.
After witnessing Cote's successful heists, on Jan. 4 authorities say Vail acted on his own and entered the Village Bank in Newton. Vail handed the teller a note demanding money and made off with $565 while Capo waited outside in the getaway car - her mother's dark blue Acura 3.2CL.
After two interviews with Capo, authorities say she admitted to knowing Vail intended to rob the bank when she drove him there. Before detailing her and Vail's involvement in the Newton robbery, Capo told police she was with her ex-boyfriend Cote during the Newton bank robbery, not Vail.
Also, prior to entering the Village Bank, Capo drove Vail to the Brookline Savings Bank in Newtonville. After entering the rear door, Capo told police Vail quickly returned and stated he had a "bad feeling" about robbing that particular bank.
Once they left the area of Newtonville, the couple made their way to Village Bank on Watertown Street and Vail entered the bank and handed the teller a note.
During all three robberies, a weapon was never shown to a teller, said police.
All three co-defendants are due back in Superior Court on April 16.
Kerri Roche can be reached at kroche@cnc.com or 781-398-8009.
