Nassau police searching for West Hempstead bank robber

Police have released a surveillance photo of a hooded man they said robbed a bank in West Hempstead Tuesday morning, handing a demand note to a teller then fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The robbery occurred at the Roslyn Savings Bank on Hempstead Turnpike at about 9:15 a.m., Nassau County police said.

There were seven employees and two customers in the bank at the time, police said. There were no reported injuries.

Police said the suspect wore a black jacket and hooded sweatshirt and was described as being tall, perhaps between 6-foot-2 and 6-foot-4, with a thin build.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

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.”