Crime & Safety
Female Bank Robber in Headscarf Gets Away With $7K
The Brooklyn she-robber hit up the Santander Bank in Windsor Terrace on Saturday morning, police say.
An unidentified woman in a headscarf made away with $7,000 last weekend after robbing the Santander Bank at 234 Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, police said.
The suspect walked into the small Santander branch just after 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, police said, then “approached a teller, passed a written note and demanded money.”
The teller complied, according to the NYPD, and handed the suspect approximately $7,000 in cash.
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Brooklyn’s she-robber reportedly fled before police could be called to the scene.
The suspect is described as a petite black female of an unknown age, weighing around 115 pounds and standing around five-feet-four-inches tall.
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Anyone with intel about the crime or the suspect is asked to call the NYPD at 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.
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