Unarmed Bed-Stuy Bank Robber Makes Off With Nearly $10,000, Police Say

Photo courtesy of the NYPD

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for an alleged bank robber (pictured above) who is suspected of stealing $9,750 from Bed-Stuy's Carver Federal Savings Bank.

The suspect entered the bank, located at 1392 Fulton St., just before noon Tuesday and passed two notes to a teller demanding money, according to the NYPD.

"No gun was displayed," a police spokesperson told Patch.

Still, the teller handed over nearly $10,000, according to the NYPD.

The suspect then fled the scene, traveling east on Fulton Street, police said.

Detectives described the suspect as a black man around 50 years old. He was last scene wearing a dark-colored hooded coat, police said.

Anyone with information on the suspect or the crime can confidentially tip off police via the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website, or anonymously call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

This alleged robbery took place in the NYPD's 79th Precinct, which covers the western half of Bed-Stuy. According to police statistics, through March 20, major crimes were collectively down about 5 percent compared to the same period last year.

A total of 55 robberies and 71 grand larcenies were reported during that period, compared to 59 robberies and 84 grand larcenies during the same time frame in 2015, according to police data.