NEW YORK.- Several commercial banks have been robbed within days of this city, managing to collect the total amount of $ 4,202 dollars, the police reported.
On May 6, the Citibank branch, located on Jackson Avenue and 21st Street, in Queens, was robbed at around 12:00 noon. The thief fled with $ 1,115.
On the 11th the same man at about 3:00 in the afternoon robbed a Chase branch, located at 24-16 in South Queens Square. The outlaw managed to take $ 760.
Then, on May 12 at around 8:50 in the morning, the TD Bank branch, located on Lexington Avenue and 45th Street, in Manhattan, was attacked. The criminal managed to take $ 568 dollars.
That same day he committed two other robberies. One to Bank of America, located on 117th Street in Manhattan’s Harlem sector, but he fled without taking anything. Later, the Chase branch, located on 125th Street near Malcolm X Boulevard, was robbed, managing to take $ 1,000.
This Saturday, another TD Bank was raided again, but located on Broadway and 158th Street, in Upper Manhattan. The offender fled with $ 759.
Craig Gernett, 42, suspected of robbing bank branches, is actively pursued by a squad of detectives.
He is described with brown eyes, multiple tattoos, even on his hands, and an earring on his left ear. He is approximately 5 ′ 7 ″ and weighs 160 pounds.
Police ask anyone with information about these cases to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or by visiting crimetoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app.
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