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Police Searching for Suspect Who Allegedly Robbed Banks on the Upper East and West Sides

By DNAinfo staff
October 18, 2010 4:50pm | Updated October 18, 2010 4:50pm
A security camera caught a bank robbery in progress.
A security camera caught a bank robbery in progress.
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NYPD

By Jordan Heller

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with robbing two uptown bank in recent weeks.

The suspect, who police described as in his 20s, entered a CitiBank branch at 1275 Madison Ave. on Oct. 7 about 2:15 p.m., handed the teller a note demanding money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, the NYPD said.

A little more than a week later, on Oct. 15, the man went into a Bank of America branch at 2380 Broadway about 3:30 p.m., handed the teller a similar note and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.

The suspect is described as standing approximately 5-foot-8 with a medium build, and was last seen wearing a black knit hat, black wraparound sunglasses, and a gray hooded sweatshirt with the words "Aeropostale" written across the chest.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Tipsters can also visit nypdcrimestoppers.com, or can text information to 274637 (CRIMES) and then enter TIP577.

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