Police Ask for Help in Catching Bank Robbery Suspect
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Police are hunting for the suspect caught on surveillance tapes during a Manhattan bank robbery, police sources said yesterday.
According to police, the suspect entered the Valley National Bank at 1040 Sixth Ave. on Friday and handed a teller a note demanding money. After the robbery, the suspect fled the scene with an unknown amount of cash.
The suspect is described as a black male with short curly hair in his late 20s or early 30s who stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs between 150 and 160 pounds. During the robbery, the suspect wore a white T-shirt and sunglasses and carried a black backpack.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS and are offering up to a $2,000 reward.
SHOOTING SUSPECT ARRESTED
A Brooklyn teenager was arrested for a weekend shooting that left the victim in critical condition.
Sylvester Belgrave, 18, of 625 Bain bridge St., was charged with attempted murder, first-degree assault, and criminal possession of a weapon for shooting a 20-year-old man multiple times in front of 435 Marion St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at 9 p.m. on Friday.
The victim, who was shot once in the head and three times in the torso, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital.
CHARGES IN BRONX STABBING
A Bronx man has been charged with stabbing his roommate with an ice pick.
Leo Banks, 56, of 777 E. 169th St., was charged with first-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
Mr. Banks was allowing the 35-year victim to stay in his Tremont apartment. At 6:35 p.m. Sunday, Mr. Banks stabbed the roommate following a dispute.
The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital and is listed in critical condition.
MAN ELECTROCUTED
BY SUBWAY THIRD RAIL
A 41-year old man was killed last night when he fell onto the third rail of the northbound C train tracks at the Spring Street station, police said.
According to witnesses, the man was apparently intoxicated and was urinating from the edge of the platform when he fell onto the tracks, struck the third rail, and was electrocuted.
Police said northbound C train service was disrupted as ESU workers removed the body from the tracks. A C train was approaching the station when the man fell, and the train had to be halted and its passengers evacuated.
