Crime & Safety
Armed Senior Robs Upper East Side Bank, Cuffed Minutes Later: NYPD
The 73-year-old gunman got the money, but couldn't quite run away before officers caught up, according to police.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An armed senior citizen robbed an Upper East Side bank on Sunday, but was quickly arrested by police a scant 30 minutes after the heist, officials said.
Sherrod Young, 73, was cuffed and charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon shortly after the stickup, police said.
At around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Young entered a TD Bank on Third Avenue and East 96th Street, according to police.
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Young walked up to a teller while holding a gun and demanded cash, officials told Patch.
The teller quickly handed over $1,300, police said, and Young fled the bank.
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But the 73-year-old didn't make it far before police caught up with him.
At roughly 12:45 p.m., officers found a man matching a broadcast description of the robber and discovered he was holding the stolen money and a pistol, police said.
No prior arrests for Young were found in public criminal court records.
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