Man robs bank in Sunset Park in broad daylight
A man committed a bank robbery in the middle of the day on Monday in Sunset Park.
According to authorities, on July 1 at around 2:55 p.m., the suspect — described as a white man around 25-35 years old, around 5’7” with a light brown beard and a slim build — walked into the Popular Bank at 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue, approached a 27-year-old male teller and handed him a note demanding money.
The teller complied and the robber left the bank and fled southbound on Fifth Avenue. Cops say the robber got away with $491. No injuries were reported.