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Police Looking for Man Who Robbed Citibank Branch in Long Island City

Robbery suspect (NYPD)

May 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin

Police are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Long Island City Thursday and fled with more than a thousand dollars.

The suspect walked into a Citibank branch, located at 5 Court Square, at 12:08 p.m. and approached a bank teller. He passed a note to the teller demanding money and indicated that he a gun, police said.

The teller handed over $1,115 and the suspect ran westbound on Jackson Avenue, police said.

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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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