Police Seeking Man in Union Turnpike Robbery

Police in the neighboring 107 Precinct are searching for a suspect in a bank robbery on Union Turnpike.

On Friday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m., a suspect entered Sovereign Bank at 150-28 Union Turnpike. He approached the teller window and passed through a note demanding cash. After receiving an unknown amount of money, the suspect fled the bank on foot in an unknown direction. 

The suspect is roughly 40-years-old, 200 pounds, 5'7", with brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black cap and brown jacket.

If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips at the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.