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Reward offered for info on last week’s bank robbery

Courtesy SCPD
Courtesy SCPD

A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of a woman who robbed a Riverhead bank last week.

Last Thursday shortly after 10:30 a.m., a woman handed a teller a note at the Suffolk County National Bank branch on Second Street demanding money. She was allegedly given money and then fled the scene on foot.

Bank2According to police, the woman is described between 5-foot-2 and 5-foot-5 inches tall with a medium build and Hispanic or light-skinned black in skin color. Police said she was wearing a black jacket with a gray hooded sweatshirt underneath, with blue jeans, a black hat and sunglasses.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 727-4500, ext. 610 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest. All calls will be kept confidential.