The first incident happened Nov. 8 at an Apple Bank on Kissena Blvd. in Flushing, and the second on Jan. 11 at an Astoria Federal Savings Bank in Long Island City.
In both cases, police say the suspect handed a note to the bank's teller demanding money. He fled with over $1700.
The suspect is described as a 30-35 year old, black, male who is approximately 6'0" and weighing 220-240 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark knit cap and a dark jacket with a hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM <http://WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM> or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
