A robber with a painted-on beard stole nearly $5,000 from a River Road bank Friday morning, authorities said.
NEW MILFORD -- A robber with a painted-on beard stole nearly $5,000 from a River Road bank Friday morning, authorities said.
Borough officers responded to a robbery at the Hudson City Savings Bank around 9:40 a.m., police said in a news release.
The bandit handed a teller a note demanding money and escaped with cash in a shopping bag, according to police. He was last seen heading eastbound.
Police described the robber as 5-foot-5, around 28 years old, average build, with dark eyes and a painted-on beard. He was reportedly wearing a green cardigan sweater with a tan shirt, khaki pants and light blue-tinted prescription glasses.
Anyone with information was asked to call borough police at 201-261-1400.
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