Wayne Police Seek Help Finding Bank Robber

WAYNE, N.J. -- Police asked for the public's help finding a robber who they said took $7,000 to $8,000 from a bank on Route 23 in Wayne and fled in a vehicle Tuesday morning.

An image of the man accused of taking thousands of dollars from a Wayne bank Tuesday.
Photo Credit: *Courtesy of Wayne Police Department*

Outside M&T Bank after Tuesday morning holdup.
Photo Credit: *Joshua Jongsma*

Joshua Jongsma

03/08/2016 5:57 p.m.

The bandit entered the M & T Bank around 9:50 a.m. and said "this is a robbery" and said he would hurt the employees if they didn't give him cash, Capt. Laurence Martin said.

He was described as 30 to 35 years old, around 6 feet tall, with a thin build and wearing a white button-down shirt, green military-style jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.

George Washington Middle School went into a shelter-in-place for around an hour, Martin said.

The FBI and Passaic County Sheriff's Office helped investigate, the captain said.

Anyone with information about the incident can call Wayne police at (973) 633-3530.

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