NYPD
ASTORIA — A would-be bank robber tried to pull off a heist on Wednesday by handing a note to a teller demanding money, according to the NYPD.
The man, who wore a winter hat and dark-tinted glasses, walked into the Chase bank branch at 31-05 30th Ave. shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and passed the demand note to a 50-year-old teller, police said.
But the suspect fled empty-handed after the bank worker refused to hand over any cash, according to police. The bank branch declined to comment on the incident.
The suspect is described as a man in his 30s, standing 5-foot-4 and weighing 150 pounds, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).