Police: Hooded Man Robs Roslyn Savings Bank
/By Janee Law
jlaw@longislandergroup.com
Suffolk police are on the hunt for a man who robbed the Roslyn Savings Bank in Huntington Station Tuesday morning.
The robbery at approximately 11:30 a.m., police said, when a man walked into the bank at 363 E. Jericho Turnpike and slipped a note to a teller demanding cash. The teller gave the robber cash from the drawer and the man fled the scene on foot. The direction as to where he fled is unknown. It is also uncertain how much he stole, police said.
The suspect was described to police as between 25-35 years old and approximately 5 feet, 9 inches tall. With a medium build and unshaven, police said he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and a black baseball hat.
Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime Unit detectives are currently investigating the incident.
As of Wednesday afternoon, there is no update on the case and police believe that this crime is not connected to any other robberies previously reported in the area.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.