(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police Pattern Crime Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, July 14 at a Deer Park bank after the suspect unsuccessfully attempted to rob a Huntington bank.
A man entered People’s United Bank, located at 182 East Main St. in Huntington, at 11:51 a.m. and made multiple verbal demands for money, however, the teller did not comply and the man fled the bank.
Suffolk County Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, July 14 at a Deer Park bank after the suspect unsuccessfully attempted to rob a Huntington bank. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Twenty five minutes later, the man entered TD Bank, located at 2178 Deer Park Ave. in Deer Park, made a verbal demand for money from a teller. The teller complied with the man’s demands and the man fled on foot, southbound on Deer Park Avenue.
The suspect was described as Hispanic, approximately 40 to 45 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall with a gray goatee. He was wearing a white T-shirt, shorts and a red hat.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this case to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
