Franklin Square Bank Robbed

A Franklin Square bank was robbed at gunpoint Monday morning, according to Nassau County Police.

At 9:10 a.m., a masked man with a gun approached a teller at Citibank on Franklin Avenue and verbally demanded money, cops said. The teller cooperated and handed an unknown amount of cash to the man, who fled out a rear door toward the Franklin Gates shopping center, police said.

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Five employees and five customers were inside the bank at the time, cops said. No one was reportedly injured.

The man was between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10 and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, gloves, and a dark colored mask, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.

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