Suspect Still Wanted For Midville Stickup
The armed crook who held up a Middle Village bank last week is believed to be connected to several other unsolved bank robberies beginning in 2012, according to the FBI.
Law enforcement officials said a lone robber entered the Chase bank located at 74-07 Eliot Ave. just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 9.
The suspect-described as a male in his 30s, possibly Hispanic with a dark complexion, standing approximately 5’9″ tall with a chubby build-passed the teller a withdrawal slip, authorities said, with a note which read something to the effect of, “I have a gun. I want 100s, 50s [and] 20s.” The suspect proceeded to display the black handle of a firearm concealed in his jacket pocket.
After getting the cash from the teller, the suspect fled the bank on foot, walking to the drive through area and headed north on 74th Street, police said.
The suspect was last seen wearing a gray skull cap, mirrored sunglasses, a black and white fringed scarf, gray windbreaker jacket, black shirt, and carrying a clear umbrella and a black handled pistol, police announced.
In a more brazen robbery, law enforcement officials said a lone gunman entered the Alma Bank at 213-11 Northern Blvd. in Bayside a few minutes before noon on Saturday, Dec. 6,
Police described the suspect suspect as standing between 5’9″- and 6′-tall, with a fit build, wearing dark-colored attire that included a black leather jacket, hoodie, mask, thick gloves, pants and shoes. He reportedly was carrying a silver and black semiautomatic handgun with a black grip.
Authorities said the robber approached a banker sitting in a cubicle, brandished the gun and pointed it at her face, grabbed the employee by the back of her neck and pushed her head down towards the teller window.
The suspect stuffed cash into his jacket pockets and dropped bills as he fled out of the branch westbound on 213th Street. He then entered the passenger side of a waiting black or dark-colored car, law enforcement sources said.
The car headed in an unknown direction on 43rd Avenue, it was reported.
Both suspects should be considered armed and dangerous, federal agents said.
Anyone with information regarding the robberies or the suspects’ whereabouts is asked to call the FBI at 1-212-384-1000 or the NYPD at 1-800-577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
