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Surveillance footage captured the suspect in a bank robbery on South Avenue Monday morning.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Syracuse police are searching for a man they say robbed the M&T Bank on South Avenue Monday morning.

The man entered the bank at 1621 South Ave. around 9:38 a.m. on Monday, Detective George Hack said in a news release.

The suspect slipped a teller a note demanding money, he said. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash and the man then fled on foot in an unknown direction, Hack said. No weapon was seen during the robbery, he said.

The suspect was last seen wearing a black coat, black winter hat with stripes, dark pants and winter gloves, police said.

Surveillance footage captured images of the suspect. Police described him as 20 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 4 inches tall with a medium build, a thin mustache and a goatee.

According to Hack, the suspect was last seen wearing a black coat, black winter hat with stripes, dark pants and winter gloves.

Police have asked that anyone with information on the robbery or suspect call 315-442-5222.

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