Chase Bank Robbed on Monday Morning
Posted on December 17, 2018 at 1:12 pm by West Sider
NYPD at Chase Bank, 73rd and Broadway, Monday morning
By Joy Bergmann
A man robbed the Chase Bank at 73rd and Broadway on Monday morning around 10:10am, fleeing the scene with approximately $1700, police said. No weapon was displayed during the incident; the robber passed a note.
NYPD describes the suspect as a black man in his 50s, wearing clear glasses, a green hoodie and a dark grey winter hat.
Photo of suspect, provided by 20th Precinct
According to Alex, a Christmas tree vendor on the corner, the perpetrator slipped in and out of the bank without attracting attention. “I didn’t notice anything,” says Alex. “And he didn’t take a single Christmas tree.”
No Christmas trees were harmed in the incident, says vendor Alex
The bank robber could at least bought a Christmas tree 🎄 with his winnings on his way out of the bank showing the Christmas spirit.
BillyNYC you have such a great sense of humor… I read your lines in Westside Rag News all the time. Good for you!!! Let the holiday spirits be with you.
Too close for comfort. That’s my bank. Luckily no one was hurt.
That’s a great tree stand too! Highly recommend. Great customer service. Surprised he didn’t buy a tree after the robbery!
I hate to be a Scrooge….but the Christmas tree guy who was selling Christmas Trees in front of the bank is no longer there!!!!
I wonder why…?
Thank god no one was hurt – human or tree. God bless America and all it’s citizens. These men should be rehabilitated not punished. We need to compassion in this country and it must start top down.