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A borough bank bandit remains at large.
By Michael V. Cusenza
A bank bandit has robbed four borough Chase branches in the past three months and investigators have reached out to the public for help in identifying a suspect.
In each case, cops said last Thursday, the man passes a demand note to the teller. On Friday, Sept. 30, around 4 p.m., he robbed a Chase Bank on Union Turnpike in Flushing, making off with $2,100 in cash. On Wednesday, Nov. 23, at approximately 1:55 p.m., the suspect knocked over another Flushing Chase branch, scoring $5,000 cash in the process.
A week later, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, around 3 p.m., the man took $4,620 from a Chase on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica. And on Wednesday, Dec. 14, around 1:15 p.m., the suspect robbed the branch on Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill, taking $1,000 in cash.
The suspect is described as a black man, roughly 35 years old; 6-foot-5 to 6-foot-7; approximately 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black, waist-length jacket, blue jeans, and black sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit info by logging onto NYPDCrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All correspondences are strictly confidential.
