There was an Attempted Robbery at the Bank of America at Delancey and Ludlow Yesterday [Updated]
At roughly 5pm yesterday evening, the Bank of America branch at the northwest corner of Ludlow and Delancey Streets (anchoring the Ludlow Residence) was the site of an attempted robbery.
Cops are looking for a white male wearing black t-shirt, light shorts, and a green fisherman hat, who allegedly passed the teller a note demanding money. The teller refused and the hipster bandit fled.
Help us identify this man wanted for an attempted bank robbery on Delancey St. pic.twitter.com/sZBChpQNHS
— NYPD 7th Precinct (@NYPD7Pct) July 19, 2017
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