Oceanside man charged in Capital One bank robbery, cops say

An Oceanside man, caught on surveillance footage robbing a Great Neck Plaza bank in December, surrendered to police Monday morning and was charged in the robbery, police said.

Nassau County police said detectives are still seeking an accomplice who drove the getaway car.

Jay Teich, 47, of Elizabeth Avenue, surrendered to detectives at 10 a.m. and was charged with third-degree robbery in the robbery at the Capital One bank branch on Middle Neck Road, police said.

He is scheduled for arraignment Monday in First District Court in Hempstead.

Police said the robbery occurred at 1 p.m. on Dec. 6 and said Teich is the person seen in a photograph from the bank surveillance system.

Police said Teich entered the bank, approached the 22-year-old female teller — and demanded cash. She complied.

Teich then fled to a waiting BMW described by police as either blue or black and the car fled.

There were five employees and a customer in the bank when it was robbed. There were no injuries.

Police did not say if the arrest of the driver was imminent, but said the investigation is continuing.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”