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Serial Queens Bank Robber Fakes Cellphone Calls During Hold-Ups, NYPD Says

By Katie Honan | October 8, 2014 12:21pm
 The suspect dons a Yankees hat and demands cash, police said. 
The suspect dons a Yankees hat and demands cash, police said. 
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JACKSON HEIGHTS  A serial robber who has hit 10 Queens banks since 2012 struck twice more in October, demanding cash from tellers while pretending to talk on his phone, according to the NYPD.

He’s netted nearly $50,000 in his attempts, eight of which have been successful, police said. 

Two of the incidents came on the same day earlier this month.

On Oct. 4, he allegedly passed a note to a teller at Dime Savings Bank at 75-23 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights, displayed a gun and took $1,300.

Hours later, he robbed a Chase Bank at 69-55 Grand Ave. in Maspeth, showed a gun and fled with $5,170, according to police.

He first robbed the Amalgamated Bank at 78-01 37th Ave. in Jackson Heights on July 17, 2012, walking off with $1,480.

He then attempted to rob a Chase Bank at 74-03 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village on Aug. 10, 2012, but fled without money after passing a note demanding cash, police said.

He robbed two more banks in 2012 — a Chase Bank in Astoria on Oct. 13, and a Chase Bank in East Elmhurst on Dec. 12, taking a total of more than $21,000, police said.

He showed a gun in both of those attempts, according to the NYPD.

The suspect re-emerged on June 7, 2014 where he robbed the East Elmhurst Chase Bank again, fleeing with $3,098, police said.

He hit two more banks after that, in Sunnyside and Jackson Heights, getting thousands more.

The robber is described as 6 feet tall, 200 pounds and between 30 and 35 years old. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), send tips to WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or text information to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.