Man Robbed Bed-Stuy Bank With Note, Cops Say

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Police are seeking a man who robbed a Bedford-Stuyvesant bank with a note on Saturday afternoon. The man went into the Roosevelt Bank at 1268 Broadway around 1:32 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash, the NYPD said.

He fled from Broadway toward Greene Avenue after taking an unknown amount of money, police said.

The robber has white hair, stands 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-6 and weighs 200 to 230 pounds, police said. He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a black T-shirt, dark-colored jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.

(Lead image: Police are seeking a man who robbed a Bed-Stuy bank on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the NYPD)