A Kings Park man was arrested during a traffic stop early Thursday in Copiague and charged with robbing two banks this week — one Monday in West Babylon, the second Wednesday in North Babylon — Suffolk police said.

Police said Brian Blackford, 51, was arrested during a stop on Beach Avenue at 12:40 a.m. Thursday. He was charged with two counts of third-degree robbery, as well as one count each of resisting arrest and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Arraignment details were not immediately available.

Police said that at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Blackford entered a Flagstar Bank branch on Montauk Highway in West Babylon, handing a note to a teller demanding cash. Police said the teller complied — and Blackford fled on foot.

On Wednesday, police said Blackford robbed a

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