Crime & Safety

Police: Man Robbed Bank in East Setauket

Suspect passed note to teller demanding cash.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime Unit detectives seek the public’s help to identify and locate the man who robbed an East Setauket bank last month.

A man entered Bank of America, at 15-1 Bennetts Road, approached a teller, and passed a note that announced a robbery at about 12:20 p.m. Jan. 31, according to Suffolk County Police Department. The teller complied with the robber and gave him cash from the drawer.

The robber is described as white, approximately 30 years old, 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 9 inches tall, and having a goatee and glasses. He was dressed in a dark-colored baseball hat, a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and jeans.

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Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

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