Man robs Spring Valley Wells Fargo bank

SPRING VALLEY - A bearded man wearing a New York Jets cap stole an undisclosed amount of cash Thursday from the Wells Fargo bank in Spring Valley Marketplace, police said.

The man, with salt-and-pepper facial hair, entered the bank around 12:18 p.m.and demanded cash from a teller, holding a piece of paper and implying he had a gun, Detective Robert Bookstein said.

"He told her, 'This is a stick-up,'" Bookstein said.

The teller handed over $100 and $20 bills, Bookstein said. He would not say the total amount of money turned over.

The robber then walked briskly from the building and was last seen crossing into the parking lot of the Burger King in the shopping center.

Bookstein said police were checking surveillance cameras in the area to determine if the man drove off in a car.

The Rockland County sheriff's forensic unit and the FBI are assisting in the investigation.

Bookstein said the robbery marked the first in several years in the village but the bank building near the entrance of the strip mall had been robbed before. He said its proximity to the state Thruway and other major roads makes the bank a target.

Twitter: @lohudlegal