Bank Robber Robs Customers NOT Bank

Customers mugged inside Manhattan banks

The NYPD is searching for this man in connection with two muggings inside Manhattan banks. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

April 9, 2024

MANHATTAN - Cops are searching for a bank robber who is targeting customers and not the banks themselves. 

The NYPD released new info on a suspect who mugged people within two different Manhattan banks within an hour of each other. The first attack occurred near Penn Station. The second was near Herald Square. 

At around 1:47 pm on March 28, the suspect walked into the Capital One Bank on 34th Street. Cops said he walked up to a 42-year-old customer and struck her in the chest. 

As the woman reeled from the assault, the robber forcibly removed $600 from her hands. During the struggle, the robber dropped the money and fled empty handed. 

An hour later the same suspect entered a Bank of America at 1293 Broadway. Cops said the mugger pushed a 48-year-old woman to the ground and removed $500 cash from her. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the suspect. He is described as a male with a medium complexion and a medium build and has a mustache. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black face mask, dark gray pants and black sneakers. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.