Man Seriously Injures Woman During Fort Lee ATM Robbery: Police

FORT LEE, NJ — Police are looking for a man who attacked and robbed a woman at an ATM on Main Street Sunday night.

The strong-arm robbery occurred at the M&T Bank at 303 Main St. at about 10:19 p.m., Chief Keith Bendul said in a news release.

The attacker stole cash and two cell phones from the woman then threw her to the ground, leaving her with serious injuries, Bendul said.

The attacker was last seen on the south walkway of the George Washington Bridge heading east toward Manhattan, the chief said, noting that the suspect may have been near 40th Street and 8th Avenue shortly after the attack.

Police describe the suspect as white, possibly Hispanic, between 5 foot 6 and 5 foot 8 inches tall, wearing a flat cap hat, a black and white T-shirt, black shorts and black sneakers and was seen riding a red-and-white colored mountain bike, Bendul said.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the attacker's identity is asked to call Fort Lee Police Detective Dennis Conway at 201-592-3510 or Detectives Michael Falotico of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Investigations Squad at 201-226-5500, ext. 5759.

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Photos of the suspected attacker as taken from the ATM's security camera./Courtesy of Fort Lee Police Department