Crime & Safety
Police on the Hunt For Robbery Suspect
Cops are looking to capture suspect linked to more than a dozen hold-ups, including one at a Chase Bank branch in Clinton Hill last Friday.
Police are on the hunt for the thug suspected of robbing at least 15 banks since December in Brooklyn and Queens—including a hold-up last Friday at a Chase Bank branch on Flushing Avenue.
According to police, the suspect walked up to a bank teller and handed her a note reading, "Give me all $100 and $50 bills or else everyone dies!!!" The teller handed over $6,600 in cash. The suspect then made his getaway in a white vehicle.
The Clinton Hill robbery that police have tied to one suspect—described as a black or Hispanic man, standing between 5-foot-9 and 6-foot-1 in his 20s or 30s.
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Cops says the suspect wears a baseball cap or hat, scarf or bandanna, sunglasses, gloves, a hooded jacket and work boots.
Police say the suspect could be responsible for as many as 14 other robberies in other parts of Brooklyn dating back to last December.
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident can anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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