Crime & Safety
Police Hunting Valley Stream Bank Robber
Man wore scarf around his face as he robbed a Capital One bank, cops said.
Nassau County Police are searching for a man they say robbed a Valley Stream bank Saturday afternoon.
At 12:40 p.m., a man demanded money from a teller at Capital One Bank on Central Avenue. The man made a verbal demand before claiming he had a gun, cops said.
The teller cooperated an handed over an unknown amount of cash to the man, who fled west on Clarendon Drive on foot, police said.
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No one was injured in the robbery. Five employees and one customer were inside the bank at the time.
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The subject was described as a white or latino man, between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-7, light complexion, and thin build. He was wearing dark sunglasses, an oatmeal-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans, light brown boots, and a scarf across his face.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
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