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Bank Robbery Columbus Circle

December 30th in the early evening a bank was robbed in the Columbus Circle area. Police arrived shortly afterward.

Capture of Live Video on the Scene
Capture of Live Video on the Scene (Citizen Alert )

The Chevy Chase Bank in Columbus Circle was robbed this evening.

The suspect reportedly passed a note to the teller and took off with $1,000.

The suspect is still at large: I will be update.

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This past year there were a number of ATM robberies, one on the East Side on East 79th, another on 3rd Avenue near 90th Street.

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In October of this year, Spencer Heelan robbed six banks, including one at 655 Avenue of the Americas Friday around 2:40 p.m., authorities said. He was arrested. He also had passed notes to bank tellers.

Further updates will be provided.

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