NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is conducting an investigation into a bank robbery that occurred on Wednesday at a ‘Citibank’ branch located at 25-91 Steinway Street.
The report indicates that around 2:50 pm, an unidentified male individual entered the bank, placed an object against an employee’s back, implied possession of a firearm, and demanded cash.
The suspect managed to flee the scene towards 28 Avenue with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described as wearing a blue baseball cap, light blue shirt, jeans, carrying a black backpack and was seen with a bicycle.
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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.