JUST IN: [PHOTOS & VIDEO] (Video updated 4:45 p.m.) The Sovereign Bank on Madison Avenue and 5th Street has just been held up. A white male, approximately 6 feet tall wearing a baseball cap and a green bandana passed a note to the teller demanding cash, and claiming he had a
weapon. It is unknown at this time if he made off with any cash. Police have swarmed the area, and CIU, K-9 and the FBI have been called to assist.
UPDATE: Detective Lt. William Addison of the LPD has sent us the above photo of the suspect, which was taken from the bank’s security cameras.
Anyone with information as to the identity of the above pictured individual is asked to contact Detective Robert M. Humeny of the Lakewood Police Department @ (732) 363-0200 x 5337
which bank sixth or first street?
Was the chopper circulating about an hour ago related to this?
i HOPE THEY DIDN’T TAKE MY FRIENDS MONEY. B”H I HAVE NONE TO LOSE.
which one? by 1rst or by 5th?
By 5th
5th and 6 th
It seems there are these holdups every few weeks. Why is this one getting so much attention?
We gotta start gettin bulettproof glass like in the city.
I’m here now rd closed off
Gr8 picture you have on your Site- they’ll get him very fast
He looks very strong! Check out those muscles. I would say he is a construction worker.
since when is giving a teller a note to give over money a real robbery?
why didn’t the teller push a security button right away and NOT give the money?
NO gun? No problem for Lakewood bank tellers! They are giving away our money right and left! Just slip them a note!
They will catch him, jail him, punish him, judge him and lock him
What would happen if the teller writes him a note back, “Let me see your weapon & I’ll give you the money?”
I’ll bet the coward didn’t even have a weapon.
Why would the bank teller even risk their lives or anyone’s life in the bank by not doing what he says. Your money is insured by the bank so you are not losing a penny. That is unless you exceeded the max amount the bank insures.
The note could have said (I have a gun give me your money). Even if he did not have a gun he will still get a weapons charge.
The banks have a strict policy, during a hold-up you MUST give over the money, otherrwise you can get fired. Its for the safety of the employees , so they don’t sue ,’em .
I was there in the bank when the holdup occurred. The teller was in shock. Nobody was thinking straight. The guy said in the note that he had a weapon.
Stop picking on the teller. Fifteen minutes later she was still visibly shaken. If you would have been in her situation, you probably would have reacted the same way.
what a nut to show his entire face.
nuts
with all these holdups, we need more banks!! 2 on EVERY block- like in boro park!!!
# 18 if you were there why didnt you do thing?
@ Justincase.. he probably didn’t do anything, because he’s not a moron. I’m sure you wouldn’t have done anything either..but probably for different reasons.