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The latest hold-up occurred at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, in Huntington Station at the New York Community Bank/Roslyn Bank on East Jericho Turnpike.
According to Suffolk County Police, a man entered the branch and passed a teller a note threatening violence and demanding cash.
The teller complied with his demands and he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police described the suspect as a white man around 30 years old, approximately 5-feet-7-inches tall with a medium build and dark hair.
He was wearing a black Adidas hat, a blue hooded sweatshirt, black jeans, and a backpack.
The robbery came hours after a woman robbed Patchogue’s Webster Bank, located on Sunrise Highway, before fleeing on a motorcycle.
Police are also investigating two other robberies involving a woman at banks in Lake Ronkonkoma and Yaphank on Monday, July 10.
In all three cases, the woman wore a helmet and face mask and fled on a waiting motorcycle.
Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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