Man Robs Smith Street Bank For $1,500, Police Say

CARROLL GARDENS, NY — A man stole about $1,500 in cash from a Smith Street bank after he handed the teller a note demanding the money earlier this month, police said.

The suspect walked into the Ponce De Leon Federal Bank, at 169 Smith St., on Jan. 2 with an orange bandana on his face at about 10:50 a.m, the NYPD said.

He passed the teller a note demanding money and he got $1,500 in cash then fled the bank in an unknown direction, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the robbery.

Police described the man as between 35 to 40 years-old last seen wearing black pants and a dark colored coat.

A woman who was seen with the man after the robbery is also wanted for questioning by cops.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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