Third Suffolk County Bank Robbed, Police Release Photos

Police say a bank was robbed in Stony Brook on Thursday morning, making this the third Suffolk County bank to be robbed this week.

According to authorities, a man entered Chase, located at 2210 Nesconset Highway, and demanded money from a teller at 8:45 p.m. The teller complied and the robber fled the bank on foot.

Suffolk County has seen a string of bank robberies this week at the following locations:

• Chase, located at 385 Route 25A in Miller Place, on Wednesday, April 19 at 5:25 p.m. Read more here.
• TD bank, located at 1806 Route 112 in Medford, on Tuesday at 2:50 p.m. Read more here.

All suspects in the bank robberies have similar descriptions. Police say it is under investigation to see if the robberies are related, but the recent incident doesn't seem to be related to any other robberies.

Police described the Stony Brook bank robber as white, between 25 and 35 years old, 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and between 180 and 200 pounds. He was wearing gloves, a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt with gray pants and his face was covered by and gray bandana.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this case to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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