Robber targets 3 Queens banks in 1 hour

QNS bank rob
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD released photos of a suspect they are looking to identify after he targeted several banks to rob in Queens in an hour, authorities said.

At approximately 12:50 p.m. on Friday, March 10, the suspect entered a Citibank located at 38-18 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside where police said he passed a note to the bank teller that stated in sum that he needed $1,200 and no one would get hurt.

The suspect fled the location without any currency.

A short while later, at approximately 1:10 p.m., the suspect entered Ponce Bank, located at 37-60 82nd St. in Jackson Heights and demanded $2,000 from the bank teller.

The individual fled the location without any currency.

Man targets several Queens banks to rob in 1 hour: NYPD
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The third incident happened less than an hour later at 1:50 p.m., when the suspect entered Royal Business Bank located at 42-08 Main St. in Flushing, officials said.

According to police, the suspect stated that he had a gun and demanded money.

The individual took $230 and fled the location by foot, northbound on Main Street.

There were no injuries reported in any incident.

The was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a gray hooded jacket, black and white sneakers and a black facemask.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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