Crime & Safety

Man Robs Chinatown Bank, Flees With Backpack Of Cash: NYPD

Police are searching for a man who passed a teller a note demanding cash at a Canal Street TD Bank.

CHINATOWN, NY — Police are on the prowl for a robber who fled a Chinatown bank with a backpack packed with cash Thursday morning, authorities said.

The man, who is in his 30s with a dark beard, slipped a note demanding cash to a teller at a Canal Street TD Bank near Lafayette Street at 8:30 a.m., police said. The man fled in an unknown direction and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and a black backpack, officials said

The robber made off with an undetermined amount of money.

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