Suspect On Loose After Long Island Bank Robbery

Police are investigating the second bank robbery on Long Island in a week.

TD Bank on Montauk Highway in Bay Shore.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

08/22/2024 6:30 p.m.

The latest heist happened in Bay Shore, at the TD Bank branch located on Montauk Highway, at around 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22.

Suffolk County Police said a man walked into the bank and demanded cash from a teller while threatening violence. The teller complied, and the man fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Earlier Report: Bank Robber On Run After Targeting Long Island Branch

The suspect is described as a Black man with a thin build. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark sweatpants.

Thursday’s robbery followed a similar heist that occurred in Central Islip, at the Bank of America on Wheeler Road, on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13.

Nobody was injured in either incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department at 631-852-6555.

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