A man carrying a newspaper and a paper bag robbed a Dix Hills bank on Thursday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.

The robbery happened at about 12:50 p.m. at the Bank of America branch as the man handed a teller a note demanding cash and threatening the use of a weapon, police said.

The teller gave the cash to the man and the man fled, Det. Lt. Gerard Pelkofsky said.

The bank, at 709 Old Country Rd., is in a strip mall in a Pathmark shopping center.

The robber, 5-foot-9, was in his late 20s or early 30s. His glasses were dark and he wore a black hoodie.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

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President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

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