EAST WILLIAMSBURG — Robbers struck Chase Bank on Grand Street twice in the same week, making off with $1,500 the first go-round, followed by an unsuccessful attempt a few days later.
The first robbery took place at 2:30 p.m. inside the bank at 819 Grand St. A man in his 30s approached the teller and slipped a note across the counter that read, "Give me your money. No dye pack. If you don’t give [it to] me, I am going to shoot someone.”
The teller rifled through the drawers passing the cash over to the perpetrator, who then told the worker to open a second drawer as well, police said.
In all, the man made off with $1,500 in cash and has not been caught as of Thursday, according to police.
Two days later another perpetrator walked into the Chase Bank around 5:50 p.m and handed a note to the teller that read, “There is a bomb in the lobby and I want 50K.”
The teller showed the man the empty cash drawer.
"Give me the note back," the would-be robber demanded, fleeing on foot, police said.
Police released a photo of the man from the attempted robbery and are asking for help identifying the man.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at by texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
