Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Investigation Underway in Chase Bank Robbery
Police at the scene at the Nesconset Highway branch investigating a robbery call that came in Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: 7 p.m.: Suffolk County Police are currently investigating a bank robbery that took place Wednesday morning at Chase Bank in Hauppauge.
According to police, a man in his early 20's, roughly 5-foot 9-inches tall with a medium build and dark hair, entered the 603 Nesconset Highway location and handed the teller with a note demanding cash, which the teller complied. Police said the man then fled on foot south through the bank parking lot.
The man was wearing sunglasses, a baseball hat, maroon-colored hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and sneakers at the time of the robbery, police said.
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11:48 a.m.: Suffolk County Police were called to Chase Bank in Smithtown for a report of a robbery, a police spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday morning.
According to police, the call of a robbery at the was received at 11:05 a.m. on Wednesday. Police are currently at the scene and an investigation is underway.
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