RPD: Illegal gun and cocaine found inside car used in bank robbery

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say they found an illegal gun and cocaine inside a car used to rob the M&T Bank in downtown Rochester.

Jamel Wilson, 51, is charged with robbery and Michael Kearney, 55, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon and of a controlled substance. Police say they were both inside the car.

RPD began investigating after a man entered M&T bank and demanded cash around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, then drove away. Soon, officers spotted a car around Myrtle and Otis streets that they believed was used in the robbery.

RPD says they pulled over the car and found evidence of the robbery, a loaded defaced handgun, and the cocaine. Both men were arraigned in Rochester City Court on Wednesday and are being held on no bail, no release until their next court dates in December.