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A snapshot from video surveillance of the robbery.
In a statement released overnight, Southampton Town Police said the robbery occurred about 4:40 p.m., when police received a panic alarm from the bank. A short time later, a teller made a 911 call reporting that she had been robbed.
Police arrived shortly and with the help of a New York State Police K-9 unit searched the area but were unable to locate the robber, described as a black man, about 6 feet 1 inch tall, between 25 and 35 years old, with a goatee and a stocky build, police said. He was wearing a red short-sleeved T-shirt, dark shorts, a gray New York Yankees baseball cap with a red Yankees symbol, and sunglasses.
Police said he entered the bank and handed a note demanding cash to a teller. In the note he indicated that he had a weapon. After being given an undisclosed amount of cash, he fled on foot and was last seen heading south on East Tiana Road.
No one was injured.
Detectives are seeking the public’s help locating the man, and anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 702-2230, send an email to crimetips@southamptontownny.gov, or call the crime hotline at 728-3454.
Police were searching for a man who robbed the TD Bank on West Montauk Highway near Tiana Road in Hampton Bays Monday afternoon.
According to radio chatter, a single man entered the bank, presented a note to a teller and fled with less than $1,000.
Details were sketchy. More information will be released as it becomes available.
on Sep 10, 2012