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Update: Police arrest alleged Rocky Point bank robber

Police said this man robbed a bank in Rocky Point on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy SCPD)
Police said this man robbed a bank in Rocky Point on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy SCPD)

UPDATE

A Rocky Point man has been arrested in connection with a robbery Wednesday at the Capital One Bank branch in Rocky Point. 

Christopher O’Donnell, 38, was charged with second-degree robbery.

ORIGINAL STORY

Police said Wednesday afternoon that they are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Rocky Point earlier in the day.

According to Suffolk County Police, a man entered Capital One on Route 25A about 9:30 a.m. and demanded cash from a teller. The suspect was described as white, approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall, and between 25 and 30 years old with a thin build. He was reportedly wearing blue jeans and a flannel shirt over a gray hooded-sweatshirt.

The suspect fled the scene on foot, though authorities didn’t know where.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

Police said this man robbed a bank in Rocky Point on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy SCPD)
Police said this man robbed a bank in Rocky Point on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy SCPD)