Baldwin Bank of America robbed

Detectives from the First Squad reported yesterday that the Bank of America location at 792 Atlantic Ave. in Baldwin was robbed at 12:52 p.m. The unidentified male suspect was caught on surveillance video and was described by police as a black man in his 30s, around five-feet, eight-inches tall and wearing a blue knit cap, a dark jacket, sunglasses, a plaid scarf and beard. The suspect approached a bank teller brandishing a silver handgun and took an undetermined amount of money before fleeing the bank through the west-side door. He then ran towards Grand Avenue. There were five employees and one client in the bank during the robbery, but no one was harmed.

Detectives request that anyone with information about this incident call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.