Crime & Safety
Herricks Man Robbed At Bank After Flat Tire Ruse, Suspect At Large: PD
Nassau police are looking for a man they said robbed a 63-year-old outside a bank on Thursday after tricking him into checking a flat.
HERRICKS, NY — Police say a man in Herricks was robbed of money he withdrew from a bank on Thursday morning, after being tricked into checking his car for a flat tire.
According to Nassau police, at 11:44 a.m. a 63-year-old man left the Capitol One bank branch on Hillside Ave. and got into his car. A man he didn't know approached him, lying and telling him he had a flat tire. When the victim checked the tire, the man took an envelope of cash from the car and ran away toward Herricks Rd. The amount of money stolen was not specified.
Police are still looking for the suspected robber, described as wearing a green bomber jacket, blue face mask and a blue ski hat.
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Anyone with information about the incident should contact the Nassau County Police Crime Stoppers at 1 – 800 – 244 -TIPS.
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