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Man arraigned in Stoughton bank robbery attempt

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By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff

A 23-year-old Brockton man was arraigned today in Stoughton District Court on a charge of attempted armed bank robbery after allegedly planning a stickup at a Stoughton bank Monday.

Aaron N. DiMillio was arrested outside the Webster Bank on Washington Street. He was ordered held on $200,000 cash bail.

Prosecutor Siobhan Foley told the court that an informant had contacted police Sunday to tell them that DiMillio planned to rob the bank and would use a bomb threat at Stoughton High School as a diversion.

Police set up surveillance of DiMillio on Monday and saw him go to the bank at the same time a bomb threat was phoned in to the high school, prosecutors said.

Numerous plainclothes officers were stationed inside and outside the bank, and DiMillio was arrested as he attempted to go in, prosecutors said. Police said that when they arrested him, he was wearing latex gloves. They also allegedly found in his car a black toy gun and a note that read, "Have a gun. Give me money. No dye pack."

Defense attorney Lisa Freije said her client was a Brockton High School graduate who lived with his mother, had gone to one semester of community college, and had held jobs as a roofer, window cleaner, and carpenter.

She argued unsuccessfully that his bail should be set at $5,000.

Police have said they are investigating whether the attempted robbery and bomb scare were connected to a string of recent similar robberies in the Boston area.

DiMillio is being held at the Dedham jail, pending a July 7 probable cause hearing.