NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The NYPD released surveillance footage of a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery that occurred last week in Queens, authorities said.
The suspect robbed the Citibank on Steinway Street near 28th Avenue in Astoria around 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, officials said.
He allegedly put an object against an employee's back and said he had a gun before demanding tellers hand over money.
The tellers complied and the robber fled in the direction of 28th Avenue with an unknown sum of currency, according to authorities.
No one was injured during the incident.
The suspect was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap, a light blue shirt, jeans, a black backpack and had a bicycle.
Police are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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