Crime & Safety

LI Bank Robbery, Man Flees On Foot: Police

There were no injuries in the Tuesday afternoon incident in Baldwin. police say.

A man is sought for robbing the Capital One Bank in Baldwin on Tuesday, police say.
A man is sought for robbing the Capital One Bank in Baldwin on Tuesday, police say. (Google Maps)

BALDWIN, NY — A bank was robbed on Tuesday afternoon and police are seeking the person responsible.

Just before 4 p.m., a man entered the Capital One Bank on Grand Avenue, verbally demanding money. showing a note to a teller and flashing a gun, detectives said.

The teller handed an undisclosed amount of cash and the man fled on foot, according to police.

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There were seven employees and one customer in the bank at the time. No one was injured, police said.

Detectives ask anyone with information about the incident to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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