CROWN HEIGHTS — Police are looking for a man who held another man up at knifepoint inside a neighborhood bank in April.
The suspect walked up to a 58-year-old man in a Chase Bank at 257 Utica Ave. around 3:35 a.m. on April 29, according to police. He threatened the victim with a knife and demanded money. When the victim handed over about $800 in cash, the suspect ran off.
No one was physically harmed in the incident, police said.
A surveillance camera inside the Chase Bank captured a photo of the suspect who police describe as about 5-foot six. He was last seen wearing a black sweater and black jeans.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
