The hunt is on for an unidentified man who has held up two banks — one in the Junction Triangle and one in Thornhill.

Toronto Police say the bank robber, sought since he committed a heist in the city last spring, surfaced recently in York Region.

"We've been looking for this guy for six months," Staff-Insp. Mike Earl, who heads up the Holdup Squad, said recently. "But with a little help from the public I believe we can get him off the street before he strikes again."

He said the bandit first struck around 2:15 p.m. on May 7 at a bank near Dupont St. and Symington Ave., just west of Lansdowne Ave.

"He approached a bank teller, spoke with her and handed over a hand-written note demanding a specific amount of money," Earl said. "He was given a quantity of money and then he fled to the parking lot where he hopped into a waiting taxi."

Investigators believe the same man attempted to rob another bank near Steeles Ave. W. and Bathurst St. shortly before 2 p.m. on Oct. 19.

"In that robbery he fled the bank before he was able to get any cash," Earl said.

Police have now released images of a suspect hoping members of the public will recognize him.

The wanted man is described as white, 20 to 30 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-9, with a slim build, well trimmed moustache and beard.

He was wearing sunglasses, a toque, gloves, dark pea coat and blue jeans.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect's identity or whereabouts is urged to call the Holdup Squad at 416-808-7350 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

chris.doucette@sunmedia.ca