Crime & Safety

Cops Seek Man Who Robbed Jackson Heights Bank

Police are looking for the man who robbed a Santander Bank in Jackson Heights on Tuesday.

Police are looking for the man who robbed a Jackson Heights bank on Tuesday.
Police are looking for the man who robbed a Jackson Heights bank on Tuesday. (NYPD)

JACKSON HEIGHTS, QUEENS — Police are looking for the man who robbed a Jackson Heights bank on Tuesday.

The man walked into Santander Bank at 83-20 Roosevelt Ave. about 11:30 a.m. and gave the bank teller a note that said he had a gun and demanded money, according to police.

The bank teller gave the man $2,908 in cash, and the robber ran away. There were no injuries, police said.

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Anyone with information in regard to this bank robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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