Crime & Safety

Bank Robbed In Bed-Stuy At Gunpoint, NYPD Says

Police are looking for the gunman.

Chase Bank workers in Bed-Stuy were robbed at gunpoint today.
Chase Bank workers in Bed-Stuy were robbed at gunpoint today. (Google Street View)

BROOKLYN, NY — A bank was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday around 1 p.m. in Bed-Stuy, New York City Police Department officials said.

Officials received a 911 call for a robbery underway at Chase Bank at 975 Bedford Ave. on Tuesday afternoon, where a perpetrator pulled out a gun and demanded money from bank employees.

Officials told Patch that the perpetrator fled in an unknown direction with an unknown amount of money.

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There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.

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