Cops: Police suspect man who robbed Hicksville bank also may have hit Rockville Centre bank

Nassau detectives say they believe the man who robbed a Hicksville bank on Monday may be have been responsible for another robbery two days earlier.

Police said the suspect robbed a Chase bank branch on North Broadway in Hicksville at 5:44 p.m.

After producing a demand note and threatening to use a gun, police said, the suspect got an undisclosed amount of cash -- and fled on foot.

There were five employees in the bank at the time. Police said no one was injured.

The robber was 5 feet, 6 inches tall, in his 20s, wore sunglasses, a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a black baseball cap adorned with an NY logo, police said.

Police believe the robber to be the same suspect wanted in a bank robbery that took place Saturday in Rockville Centre.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to call Crime Stoppers at 800-244-TIPS. All calls will remain anonymous.

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.”