Crime & Safety
UPDATED: West Islip Bank of America Robbed
Bank on Montauk Highway was robbed Tuesday morning.
The West Islip Bank of America was robbed Tuesday morning, according to police.
Police said a man entered the bank, located at 540 Montauk Highway, approached a teller and stated he had a gun and demanded cash.
As the teller was preparing to give him the money, the man also demanded cash from a second teller, who also complied, police said.
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The suspect fled to a waiting cab and told the driver he had a gun and to take him to the Babylon train station. The cab driver dropped off the robber in the area of the train station, police said.
MTA Police searched the Babylon station and three trains that the robber could have possibly boarded, but didn't turn up anything, Arena said.
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The robber is described as white, about 5-foot-10, between 50 and 60 years old, with a heavy build. He was wearing a dark jacket and a dark-colored knit hat at the time of the robbery.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
The robbery at the bank located at 540 Montauk Highway was reported at 9:52 a.m.
Police converged on the Babylon Long Island Rail Road station following a report that a cab had driven the bank robber to the station, according to MTA spokesman Sal Arena.
MTA Police searched the Babylon station and three trains that the robber could have possibly boarded, but didn't turn up anything, Arena said.
Several trains were delayed and one westbound train was canceled during the MTA Police investigation, Arena said.
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