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Bank Robber Steals Cash from 14th Street HSBC, Police Say

 Police said this man was suspected of robbing the HSBC Bank at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Police said this man was suspected of robbing the HSBC Bank at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.
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MANHATTAN — A middle-aged robber struck a bank on 14th Street this week — and got away with more than $1,200 in cash, police said.

The suspect handed a note demanding money to a teller at the HSBC Bank at 101 W. 14th St., at Sixth Avenue, at 3:35 p.m. on Tuesday, the NYPD said. The robber received a manila envelope from the teller containing $1,267 and then fled, police said.

Police described the suspect as a 50- to 60-year-old man, standing 5-foot-8 and weighing 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a burgundy button-down shirt, a gray T-shirt, jeans, and gray-and-black sneakers, police said.

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