Duane Chapman's stepdaughter has been taken into police custody for allegedly robbing the Territorial Savings Bank in downtown Honolulu. 
 
 Nicole Gillespie, a 35-year-old homeless woman, was arrested Sunday near Foster Botanical Garden on suspicion of second-degree robbery. 
 
 Hawaii News Now has learned Gillespie is the stepdaughter of Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman. 
 
 On Monday, Duane and Beth Chapman released the following statement: 
 
 It's always difficult and disheartening when someone you knew as a child grows up and chooses a life of crime. That is the case with Nicole Gillespie, who has been accused of robbing the Territorial Savings Bank on Bishop Street on September 3rd. We have not seen "Nickie" in over 10 years. Watching her on Crimestoppers left us all shocked and heart broken. 
 
 Gillespie allegedly entered Territorial Savings Bank on September 3 around 8 a.m., handed a demand note to the teller and fled on foot down Bishop Street. 
 
 Gillespie was charged on Tuesday. 
 
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 By Star-Advertiser staff 
 
 
 
 CRIMESTOPPERS Police arrested a female suspect in the robbery of a downtown Territorial Savings Bank earlier this month. (Courtesy CrimeStoppers) 
 
 
 
 The 35-year-old stepdaughter of Duane “Dog” Chapman was arrested Sunday on suspicion of robbing a downtown Honolulu bank. 
 
 Police arrested Nicole “Nickie” Gillespie on Sunday on suspicion of robbing the Territorial Savings Bank, 1100 Bishop St., earlier this month. 
 
 “It’s always difficult and disheartening when someone you knew as a child, grows up and chooses a life of crime,” Duane and Beth Chapman said in a written statement about Gillespie. “That is the case with Nicole Gillespie, who has been accused of robbing the Territorial Savings Bank on Bishop Street on Sept. 3.” 
 
 “We have not seen ‘Nickie’ in over 10 years,” they said. “Watching her on CrimeStoppers left us all shocked and heartbroken.” 
 
 Gillespie is the daughter of one of Duane Chapman’s ex-wives to whom he was married briefly, and is not related to him by blood, the couple said. Chapman starred in the A&E TV series “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” 
 
 Police arrested Gillespie, who gave no local address, near Foster Botanical Garden at about noon Sunday.
– Hopefully Dog the Bounty Hunter doesn't end up having to track down his own stepdaughter, who was arrested Sunday for allegedly robbing a Honolulu bank. Nicole Gillespie, 35, allegedly entered the bank earlier this month, gave the teller a demand note, and ultimately fled the bank, Hawaii News Now reports. Gillespie is the daughter of one of Dog's ex-wives, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser notes. Dog (real name Duane Chapman) and current wife Beth Chapman released a statement this week noting, "It's always difficult and disheartening when someone you knew as a child grows up and chooses a life of crime. ... We have not seen 'Nickie' in over 10 years. Watching her on Crimestoppers left us all shocked and heart broken."