Crime & Safety
Bank Robber Flees With $500 In Washington Heights, Police Say
The suspect handed a demand note to a teller at a Broadway Citibank and escaped on foot.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Police are searching for a suspect who passed a note demanding cash to a bank teller in Washington Heights on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. inside a Citibank branch at 4249 Broadway near West 181st Street, where a man approached a teller and handed over a note demanding money, according to police.
The teller complied, and the suspect made off with roughly $500 before fleeing on foot to an unknown location, officials said.
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Police are investigating the incident and have released a photo of the suspect. No arrests have been made yet, police said.
Police said anyone with information regarding the robbery can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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