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Suffolk Police Seeking Suspect Who Robbed Central Islip Bank

Crime

By Published: June 29 2023

LongIsland.com

A man entered Bethpage Federal Credit Union and handed a teller a note demanding cash and threatening violence, cops say.

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Bethpage Federal Credit Union, located at 233 South Research Place in Central Islip. Photo Credit: Google Maps

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a robbery that occurred at a Central Islip bank on Thursday, June 29.
 
A man entered Bethpage Federal Credit Union, located at 233 South Research Place, at 9:24 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash and threatening violence. The teller complied with the man’s demands and the man fled the bank on foot.
 
The man was described as Black, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, and was wearing a blue surgical mask, sunglasses, light-colored pants and a baseball hat.
 
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.