Police seek man who tried to rob Amityville Citibank
Suffolk County police are looking for a man who tried to rob an Amityville bank Saturday afternoon.
Police said the man entered the Citibank branch at 241 Broadway about 12:45 p.m. and handed a teller a note demanding cash.
The bank teller did not hand over any money and the man ran away, police said in a news release.
The suspect is in his late 40s, about 6 feet 2 inches tall with a gray beard, police said. He was last seen wearing a beige bucket hat, black coat and silver glasses.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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