Crime & Safety

Toms River Police Search For Hooded Man, Car Connected To TD Bank Robbery

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

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect connected to a Friday night robbery at the TD Bank located at 2338 Route 9.

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

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.

Find out what's happening in Toms Riverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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.

Find out what's happening in Toms Riverfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

More information is below:


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.