Police search for masked man who robbed bank in Bay Ridge
According to the NYPD, the robbery occurred Saturday inside Empire State Bank at 8701 Third Ave.
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Police are searching for the masked man who they say robbed a bank in Brooklyn's Bay Ridge neighborhood on Saturday afternoon.
According to the NYPD, the robbery occurred inside Empire State Bank at 8701 Third Ave.
Investigators say a man in his 30s walked into the bank just after 12:30 p.m., simulated a weapon and demanded money from a 50-year-old employee.
The man then snatched over $1,600 from the cash drawer.
According to detectives, the man then exited the bank and ran away, traveling northbound on Third Avenue with the cash.
No one was injured during the robbery, investigators say.
The NYPD released footage and images of the suspect on Saturday evening.
Police say he is around six feet tall and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, a blue surgical mask and carrying a black plastic bag.
The NYPD urges anyone with information to call its Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
