Crime & Safety

Cops: Hooded Man Robs TD Bank In Toms River On Friday

The suspect is believed to be a male with dark straggly hair that is slightly on the long side. He had on a black hooded sweatshirt.

The Toms River Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s department CIU Unit were on the scene of a bank robbery Friday night at the TD Bank located at 2338 Route 9.

At 7 p.m., a man entered the bank and approached the tellers, demanding money. An unknown amount of cash was placed in a plastic bag, police said. He exited the banks front doors and fled to the rear of the plaza where he then entered a white 4-door sedan that had a driver waiting for him. The vehicle fled east on Route 70 at a high rate of speed, police said.

The suspect is believed to be a male with dark straggly hair that is slightly on the long side. He had on a black hooded sweatshirt, baseball hat, and wore a black bandana over his face.

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Anyone with information should contact Detectives Steve Bucci or Patrick Jacques at 732-349-0150 extension 1300 or 1297

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