Crime & Safety
Sunnyside Bank Robbed For 2nd Time In A Month, Police Say
Patrons at the Queens Boulevard bank branch may be looking over their shoulders after it was robbed for the second time in under a month.
SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS — Patrons at the Capital One bank in Sunnyside may be looking over their shoulders more than usual, as the branch was just robbed for the second time in less than a month, according to police.
The bank, on Queens Boulevard and 41st Street, suffered its latest robbery on June 24, when a man walked in around 5 p.m., approached the teller, and passed a note demanding money.
The teller complied and gave the man $100 in cash, according to police. He then left the bank and fled eastbound along Queens Boulevard.
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No one was injured, according to police, who released photos of the suspect on Friday.
Just four weeks earlier, on May 28, a different man strolled into the same Queens Boulevard bank, also passed a "threatening note," and made off with $1,220 in cash, according to police.
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No arrests have been announced for the initial robbery, even after police circulated additional photos of the suspect days later.
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