L.I.C. Thief Hit Other Locations
The bank robber who fired a gun while robbing a Long Island City bank in December 2011 and remains at large as of press time has been fingered for several additional armed heists in Brooklyn and Queens over the last four months, law enforcement agents said.
As previously reported, the perpetrator held up the HSBC bank located at 22-15 43rd Ave. at 8:48 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 7, 2011, firing a shot into the air while demanding cash. No injuries were reported, and the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The crook was subsequently linked by detectives to a similar armed stickup of the Capital One Bank located at 185 Broadway in Williamsburg at 8:54 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 18, 2011.
Upon further investigation, police announced last Tuesday, Jan. 31 that the bandit was identified as the sus- pect in three other gunpoint robberies in both boroughs since September, including two which took place last month in Jackson Heights and Hollis.
Reportedly, the crook held up a Dunkin’ Donuts shop located at 356 McGuiness Blvd. in Greenpoint at 12:15 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 25, 2011. During the incident, police said, the gunman fired a shot into the air and demanded cash; he fled the scene moments later with an undisclosed sum of money.
Law enforcement sources said the crook first struck in 2012 on the morning of Jan. 6, when he held up the Sovereign Bank located at 75-15 31st Ave. in Jackson Heights at around 9:41 a.m. In this caper, police noted, the perpetrator held a gun to the back of an employee while making his demand for money.
Minutes later, he reportedly fled the scene with an unknown sum of cash; the bank employee was not injured.
Finally, the bandit robbed the Chase Bank located at 205-19 Hillside
Ave. in Hollis at around 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 28. Police said the suspect displayed a firearm, made his demand and fled a short time later with cash.
Law enforcement agents described the suspect as a Hispanic male between 25 and 35 years old, standing between 5’5″- and 5’8″-tall with a medium complexion, a mustache and a beard.
He was last observed wearing a green baseball cap, dark sunglasses, a blue long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and brown boots.
The investigation is being conducted by the NYPD Major Case Squad and the Joint Bank Robbery Task Force.
Anyone with any information regarding the bandit’s whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1- 800-577-TIPS, by text message to 274637 (enter information, followed by the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
All calls and messages will be kept confidential.
