Suspect With Discolored Teeth Up to Four Bank Robberies in Crime Spree

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — A Midtown bank robber with poor dental habits struck three more times in the past week.

The man first robbed a Santander Bank right across the street from Macy's flagship store in broad daylight on Aug. 26. He struck again on Sept. 1 at a different Santander Bank location at 866 Eighth Ave., between West 51st and 52nd streets at 6:50 p.m. This time he "pressed a hard object against a security guard's back," according to police, and then approached the bank teller and demanded cash. He was given an undetermined amount of money and fled the scene, police said.

The third incident occurred Sept. 6 when the suspect entered a Chase bank at 245 Seventh Ave. in Chelsea at 5:15 p.m. Police said he approached a bank teller and passed them a note claiming he had a gun. However, the teller walked away from the window and the suspect fled without any money, police said.

The most recent robbery came on Sept. 7, when police say the man entered a Santander Bank at 1 p.m. at the base of the skyscraper at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. The suspect demanded money from a teller and threatened to shoot everyone in the bank, police said. He made off with an undetermined amount of money.

Police originally described the suspect as being in his late 40s or early 50s, about 5-foot-7 with a thin build. He had crooked, discolored teeth and a gray beard, police said.

Police released video and photos of the suspect late Tuesday.

Anyone with information in regards to these incidents 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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