FBI Releases Verona Wells Fargo Surveillance Photos

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released three surveillance photographs of a suspected bank robber from cameras inside Wells Fargo in Verona, which was held up yesterday morning.

Authorities are still searching for the man they say stole approximately $2,000 from the Wells Fargo bank, located at 599 Bloomfield Ave. in the center of Verona shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday. Police said the man handed the teller a note demanding money, and fled through the bank's rear entrance.

The suspect, described by Verona Police and the FBI as a hispanic male in his late teens to early 20s, approximately 5 foot 5 inches tall, with a medium build last seen wearing dark baggy pants, a dark hooded sweatshirt, and a maroon New York Yankees baseball cap with the size sticker still on the brim. Verona Police Chief Doug Huber said yesterday that police may have recovered the suspect's cap at the scene.

Verona Police, Essex County Sheriff's Department officers, and Federal Agents spent hours at the Wells Fargo in the aftermath of the robbery, cordoning it off with yellow police tape.

Huber confirmed Thursday that a county K-9 unit was tracking the suspect's scent, but lost track of it near Our Lady of the Lake Church on Lakeside Avenue.

The FBI issued a statement Friday morning, seeking information on the suspect.

"The FBI offers rewards for information leading to the capture of its fugitives.  Citizens are reminded never to attempt to apprehend a fugitive on their own.  Call 911 in an emergency.  Anyone with information on this matter is urged to contact the FBI at 973-792-3000."