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White beard, white hat: Bergen bank hit — hard

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A bank robber in a white hat carrying the end of a blowtorch made off with more than $10,000 after holding up a Hackensack bank and bolting in a silver, 4-door Honda Accord.

Photo Credit: Cliffview Pilot
Photo Credit: Cliffview Pilot


City police said the white-haired, goateed robber — described as about 45 to 55 years old, 5’7″ and 150 pounds — was also wearing sunglasses and a blue jacket — when he held up the Valley National Bank at 111 Hackensack Avenue just before 2 Thursday afternoon.

He handed the teller a note demanding money, showed a weapon inside a cloth, and made off with a substantial amount of cash, they said. Police recovered the metal piece and the cloth.

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, as a policy, won’t always disclose the amount taken. Doing so, the FBI believes, only encourages those who believe they could not only get away with such a crime but also make significant money.


The truth is, bank robbery in the U.S. has one of the highest “solve rates” of any crime.

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