Crime & Safety
Queens Wannabe Bank Robber Gives Up When Teller Walks Away: NYPD
The thief demanded money from a Chase Bank but the teller left the counter and didn't return, so he fled, police said.
SUNNYSIDE, QUEENS -- A thief walked into a Sunnyside bank prepared to rob it on Thursday, but he aborted his mission when a teller walked away instead of complying to his demands, police said.
The man strolled into the Chase Bank at 47-11 Queens Blvd. just before noon on Thursday and passed the bank teller a note demanding money, cops said.
Rather than hand over the cash, the teller simply walked away from the counter and didn't return, authorities said. The man eventually fled the bank empty handed, heading west on Queens Boulevard.
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The NYPD released photos of the thief, described as a man in his 50s standing at about 6-foot-2. He was last seen wearing sunglasses, a bucket hat and a blazer over a black T-shirt.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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