NYPD searching for 'Broadway Bandit' bank robber

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
NYPD searching for 'Broadway Bandit'
The NYPD and FBI released clear surveillance images of the man they're looking for.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Police are searching for a prolific robber targeting banks in Manhattan.

The NYPD and FBI released clear surveillance images of the man they're looking for.

They say he's robbed or attempted to rob seven banks in the last two weeks, most of them on Broadway Avenue, earning him the name the "Broadway Bandit."

Two of the robberies happened Tuesday.

List of bank robberies and attempted bank robberies below:

8/16 - HSBC Bank, 15 Union Square West - attempted robbery

8/16 - Chase Bank, 1260 Broadway - robbery

8/18 - Chase Bank, 2099 Broadway - attempted robbery

8/21 - Chase Bank, 1860 Broadway - robbery

8/24 - Chase Bank, 2219 Broadway - robbery

8/29 - Bank of America, 301 West 145 Street - attempted robbery

8/29 - Bank of America, 2077 Broadway - robbery

So far no one has been hurt.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect is asked to call the New York Office of the FBI at 212-384-5000, or the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (8477).

A $5,000 reward is being offered by the FBI in this case.