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Farmingdale Bank Robbed; SCPD Currently Seeking Lone Suspect

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By Published: October 23 2018

LongIsland.com

A man entered TD Bank, approached a teller, and presented a note demanding cash, cops say.

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SCPD are investigating a bank robbery in Farmingdale.

Photo by: LI.com News Team

Farmingdale, NY - October 23, 2018 - Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Monday, October 22 in Farmingdale.
 
A man entered TD Bank, located at 2025 Broadhollow Road, at approximately 4:30 p.m., approached a teller and presented a note demanding cash.
 
The teller complied with the demand and gave the man cash from the drawer. The man fled the bank on foot and was last seen on a bicycle heading eastbound on Milbar Boulevard.
 
The man was described as black, approximately 40 years old, thin build with a scruffy beard, who was wearing tan or light brown cargo pants, a light colored sweatshirt and a blue baseball cap with the New York Giants logo on it.
 
The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to call Major Case Unit detectives at 631-852-6555 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.