Police: Man Armed With Knife Holds Up Chase Bank In Greenwich Village
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The search is on for a bank robbery suspect in Manhattan.
Police said a man held up a Chase bank around 5:40 p.m. Thursday on Avenue of the Americas in Greenwich Village.
He allegedly demanded cash while displaying the butt of a knife in his waistband and passing the bank teller a note.
The suspect made off with $1,125 and fled west on Cornelia Street.
He's described as a white man, 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via the Crime Stoppers website, by Tweeting @NYPDTips or by texting a tip to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
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