Crime & Safety
Man Robs Commack Chase Bank: Police
A man handed a teller a note demanding cash before fleeing the Commack bank on foot Friday afternoon, police say.
COMMACK, NY — Suffolk County police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred Friday afternoon in Commack.
A man entered Chase Bank at 39 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway at about 4:45 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash, police said.
The teller complied, and the man fled the bank on foot, according to police. Authorities did not disclose how much money was taken.
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Police described the man as white and between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall. He was wearing sunglasses, a white dress shirt, black pants and black shoes, as well as a baseball cap that possibly had a camouflage pattern.
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating.
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Anyone with information is asked to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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