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UPDATED: Police Arrest Suspect Who Tried To Rob Bank

Shannon Geis

Aug 21, 2015 — 1 min read

#Greatjob by #MajorCase & #FugitiveEnfDivision in apprehending Justin Nettles for multiple bank robberies in #NYC. pic.twitter.com/fUUyqpjciz

— Chief Robert Boyce (@NYPDDetectives) August 21, 2015

Updated Monday, August 24, 3pm: The police have arrested Justin Nettles in connection with this attempted robbery on Flatbush Avenue, as well as several other robberies in the city.

Earlier: The police are looking for a man who attempted to rob the Bank of America at 1580 Flatbush Avenue On Thursday, August 20, around 10am.

According to the police, the suspect entered the bank and demanded money by passing a note to the teller. The teller refused and the man fled the scene.

The suspect is a 6-foot-tall black man who is approximately 25 years old. He was wearing a black baseball hat, white T-shirt, black shorts, and carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information about the suspect 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.

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