According to the Astoria Post, the suspect pressed an object into a bank employee’s back and said it was a gun.
The assailant then did what people do when they rob banks: he demanded the employee he was presumably holding at gunpoint tell one of the bank tellers to hand over the money. Both of the bank employees complied. After that, the suspect fled the scene with about $20,000 in cash, according to the NYPD.
The police have released photos and video of the suspected bank robber, who can be seen wearing a blue baseball cap, a light blue shirt, jeans, a black backpack. He was last seen fleeing the scene on his bicycle.
According to police, no one was harmed during the course of the robbery. Anyone with any information is urged to contact the NYPD NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 888-57-74782.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/. According to the NYPD, all tips are kept strictly confidential.
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