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Bearded Man Robs Upper East Side Bank by Claiming He Has a Bomb: Police

By Trevor Kapp | October 4, 2016 8:40am
 Police are looking for this man, who they say robbed an Upper East Side bank Monday.
Police are looking for this man, who they say robbed an Upper East Side bank Monday.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — Police have released an image of a bearded bank robber who told a teller he had a bomb and made off with an unknown amount of money Monday.

The suspect walked into the Chase Bank on East 79th Street near Third Avenue about 5:20 p.m. and passed a note to the teller claiming he had a bomb and wanted money, the NYPD said.

The teller complied, and the robber fled with the cash, police said.

The suspect is described as in his 30s, about 6-feet tall, with a beard. He was last seen wearing a white baseball camp and a dark-colored hooded sweater.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.