Aug. 30, 2021 By Christian Murray
Police are looking for a man who attempted to rob a Chase Bank branch in Flushing Thursday.
The suspect entered the branch, located at 35-36 154th St., at approximately 2:20 p.m. and handed a note to a teller demanding money. However, the man lost his nerve and fled the bank when another teller walked over to read the note.
The suspect is described as light-skinned, in his 30’s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 230 pounds. He has black hair and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants, dark shoes, glasses, white face mask and carrying a dark color bookbag.
The police have released video footage of the man.
Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.