Serial Bank Robber Hits 3 NYC Banks in 5 Days

NEW YORK, NY — A serial bank robber has knocked off three New York City banks over the past five days using nothing but a note and threatening verbal demands, police said. The man targeted a Chase Bank in the Upper East Side, a Citibank in Midwood and a Capital One Bank in Midtown North.

In each robbery, the man passed a note to the bank teller and made intimidating verbal orders for money, police said. In the last incident at the Capital One Bank, he allegedly jumped on the teller counter and took money out of the cash box before he fled the premise.

The man first robbed the Chase Bank at 1191 Third Ave. the evening of Nov. 23, police said. The second robbery happened at the Citibank at 1220 Avenue J in the early morning of Thanksgiving Day, and the man struck again at the Capital One Bank at 840 9th Ave. the evening of Nov. 28, police said.

Police described the suspected robber as a white male who's approximately 40-years-old. He's about 5'8" tall and weighs 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a puffy red and black jacket, a black fitted hat, dark pants and multi-colored sneakers, police said.

Anyone with information in regards to this robbery pattern is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP57.

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