Reward Offered In Several Bergen County Bank Robberies

NEW MILFORD, N.J. – The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man they said robbed seven North Jersey banks since July of 2015.

The ‘Count Down Bandit,” as the bureau describes him, usually approached the teller and demanded money, the FBI said in a statement. The man then counted from 10 or 15 to one and left with the money.

The robberies have occurred at Hudson City Savings Bank branches in Oradell, Lyndhurst, Glen Rock, River Edge, and New Milford. The M&T Bank branch in Wayne and the Community Bank of Bergen County in Maywood were also robbed.

The FBI believes the man committed the following crimes:

• He robbed the Hudson City Bank in New Milford Oct. 23 at about 9:40 a.m. The subject wore glasses with a blue tint on the frame and clear lenses, a pullover dark green sweater, and light-colored pants.
• The man robbed the M&T Bank on Route 23 at approximately 9:50 a.m. March 8, the FBI said. He was wearing a white buttoned-down shirt, a three-quarter sleeved hunter green jacket, blue jeans, and dark-color baseball cap, and solid white sneakers.
• He robbed Hudson City Bank in Oradell approximately 10:10 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2015. The man wore a black knit hat, a zip-up grey and white sweater with a gold-colored scarf around his head, khaki pants, and white sneakers.
• The man wore a green Jets baseball cap, glasses, and a dark-colored sweatshirt when he robbed the The Hudson City Bank in Lyndhurst was robbed at about 10 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2015.
• He wore a grey baseball cap, dark-colored jacket, and light-colored pants when robbing the Hudson City Bank in Glen Rock at about 10:21 a.m. Nov. 6.
• The Hudson City Bank in River Edge was robbed at about 10:09 a.m. Aug. 12. The man wore an orange shirt and light-colored pants.
• The Community Bank of Bergen County in Maywood was robbed July at about 12:31 p.m. The man worse grey sweatpants, a black hooded sweatshirt with a Polo logo, black winter skull cap, and black shoes.

The man is described as being black or Hispanic, between 5-feet 8-inches and 6-feet tall in his mid-30s with an athletic build.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 973-792-3000.

Police released surveillance photos of the man during some of the robberies. Photos courtesy of the FBI