Teaneck Woman Charged With Robbing Bank Of America

TEANECK, NJ — A township woman was arrested and charged with robbing the Bank of America Thursday morning, police announced.

Clinique Sinclair was charged with second-degree robbery and lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending an initial court appearance, said Chief of Police Glenn O'Reilly.

Police reviewed surveillance footage of the robbery and saw that Sinclair was the one who committed the robbery; a witness from the bank also positively identified Sinclair, O'Reilly said.

Police received an alarm from the bank at about 10:35 a.m. Thursday, the chief said.

Sinclair allegedly passed a note to one of the tellers, threatening bodily harm if the teller did not hand over cash. She then left and headed south on Palisades Avenue, police said.

Officer Percy West responded to the area and found Sinclair near Palisades and Johnson avenues, O'Reilly said. West detained her while police were at the bank reviewing surveillance footage.

Proceeds from the robbery were found on Sinclair when police arrested her, authorities said.

Sinclair was taken to the Bergen County Jail on a warrant pending an initial appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court, the chief said.

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Photo: Clinique Sinclair, 32, of Teaneck