Crime & Safety
Queens Wannabe Bank Robber Flees After Demanding Money: NYPD
The amateur thief passed an Elmhurst bank teller a note demanding money but fled before he got a response, police say.
ELMHURST, QUEENS -- A wannabe thief tried his hand at robbing an Elmhurst bank but didn't stick around to see the outcome, police said.
The man walked into the Chase Bank at 89-21 Queens Blvd. on Monday at around 10 a.m. clad in a dark suit and cap, sunglasses and a briefcase, cops said.
He then passed one of the tellers a note demanding money bolted from the bank before the teller even had a chance to respond, police said.
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Cops said the man fled east on Queens Boulevard.
The NYPD released photos of the amateur burglar, who police described as a 40-to-50-year-old man standing at around 5-foot-10 and weighing about 160 pounds.
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Lead photo via NYPD.
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