Crime & Safety

Bank Robber Hits Bed-Stuy Bank, Police Say

A man ran off from a Chase Bank on Bedford Avenue with $1,000 on Wednesday, authorities said.

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Police seek this man in connection to a Wednesday bank robbery in Bed-Stuy.
Police seek this man in connection to a Wednesday bank robbery in Bed-Stuy. (Courtesy of New York Police Department)

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A bank robber struck a Chase branch in Bed-Stuy and ran off $1,000, authorities said.

The marauder is a man who walked into the Bedford Avenue bank Wednesday at about 3:35 p.m., NYPD said.

The man slipped a teller a note demanding money and received $1,000, authorities said.

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Police seek help identifying the man from this Wednesday surveillance footage. (Courtesy of New York Police Department)

Surveillance footage shows the man walk out of the 975 Bedford Ave. bank and head north on Bedford Avenue, authorities said.

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A man walked out of a Bedford Avenue Chase bank with $1,000, police said. (Courtesy of New York Police Department)

People who can help identify the man are asked to call NYPD, make an anonymous tip at NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or contact police online.

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