There have been 135 bank heists through Oct. 23 compared to 95 during the same period in 2021.
There have been 135 bank heists through Oct. 23 compared to 95 during the same period in 2021, according to the NYPD.
The TD Bank at the busy corner of East 57th and Third Avenue has been a magnet for bandits since March, with the latest heist happening this month. A serial thief wearing a blue baseball cap walked into the branch on Oct. 20 and handed over a note saying “This is a bank robbery, I have a gun, open the drawer and pass me the money.” The same bearded robber is suspected in two of the other robberies at the branch as well as in 15 other heists in Queens and Manhattan at Chase, Citi and Santander banks — walking away with a total of about $15,000, police said.J.C.
Video from a May robbery at a Capital One branch in Queens shows the suspect, who is wearing a baseball cap with “New York” on it and a zippered sweatshirt, sauntering into the branch carrying a paper shopping bag but without a mask or other facial covering.He is alleged to have hit the East 57th Street TD branch on June 8, taking $520, and on Sept. 1. making off with $545, police said.Serial thieves have been targeting several of the same areas.
“It does make me question more about what times I want to stop by or use the ATM, or when I go in if it seems there’s enough people around, although sometimes that doesn’t seem to be a deterrent,” said the 28-year-old woman, who gave her name only as Lizzie.“They’re beginning to not care,” the guard said about the thieves. “It’s sad.” nationwide peakA TD bank spokesman said, “The safety of our customers and colleagues is a top priority.
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