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The robber — described as dark-skinned and possibly Hispanic, about 25 to 28 years old and 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall — was carrying only a red plastic bag with “against the odds” written on it during the holdup of the Community Bank of Bergen County, Police Chief Robert Flannelly told CLIFFVIEW PILOT.
“No gloves. No mask. No weapon. No note,” the chief said.
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YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST (Friday, Feb. 20): Rochelle Park police this afternoon released surveillance video of the man who robbed the Community Bank of Bergen County yesterday. CLICK HERE:
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The robber first entered the bank at 10:09 a.m. and “asked about cashing in coins” before leaving, Flannelly said.
He returned exactly five minutes later and told the teller: “Give me the money and no one gets hurt,” the chief said.
The robber was wearing a black Miami Heat baseball cap and was wearing a a large stud earring in his right ear and a large ring on his right pinkie, as well as blue or teal sneakers, a black or grey puffy hooded jacket and sweatpants.
“A customer thought he seemed suspicious and took the cellphone photo,” Flannelly told CLIFFVIEW PILOT. “It’s an excellent shot. You get a good look at him.”
Workers on ladders can be seen tending to ceiling repairs nearby.
Exiting the Rochelle Avenue bank, the robber apparently hopped into a silver car that pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward Hackensack on Central Avenue, Flannelly said.
A Bergen County Sheriff’s K-9 unit joined police at the scene and bulletins were issued to area police for license-plate checks. The Bergen County Sheriff’s Bureau of Criminal Identification was collecting and processing evidence.
IMAGE: Courtesy ROCHELLE PARK POLICE CHIEF ROBERT FLANNELLY
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