BENSONHURST, Brooklyn — A man tried to steal $500 cash from a Brooklyn bank on Nov. 23 by “making a gesture with his hand mimicking a firearm,” police said Saturday.
Police said they received a report from the 18th Avenue bank at about 11:20 a.m.
A man approached the bank’s teller window and verbally demanded $500 cash while mimicking a firearm with his hand, according to authorities.
No cash was removed from the bank, police said, and the man fled on foot.
The suspect is described as about 5-foot-8-inches tall and between 170 and 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded jacket, black mask and sunglasses.
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