Police Search For Suspect In Bank Robbery At Santander Bank

Police are searching for a suspect who pulled off an old-fashioned bank robbery — passing a note to the teller and all.

According to the police, the suspect entered a Santander Bank branch at 234 Prospect Park West, at the corner of Windsor Place, at approximately 9am on Saturday, August 29.

The cops say that the suspect then approached a teller, and handed over a written note demanding money. According to the police, the teller complied with with the suspect and handed over $7,000 in cash. The suspect then fled the premises.

Police describe the female suspect as about 5’4″ tall and weighing 115 pounds.

We have reached out to Santander Bank’s Media Relations for more information, but have not yet heard back. We will update you if we receive further information.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577. Police say all calls are confidential.

Update: A statement was released by Santander Bank’s Media Relations and sent to us from Ann Davis, Senior Media Relations Manager: “We are very grateful that our customers and colleagues were not injured during Saturday’s robbery. We are unable to comment any further at this time due to the ongoing police investigation.”