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Queens bank thief makes off with $2,500 after giving teller chilling note

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Published May 28, 2022, 7:44 p.m. ET
Showing the NYPD holding the Banknote the Robber left
The bank robber passed a note to the teller before making off with $2,500. BRIGITTE STELZER

Cops know what’s in this thief’s wallet.

A Queens bandit walked into a Capital One bank in Sunnyside and walked out with $2,500, police said.

The suspect, described as a light-skinned male, clad in black sweater and black hat, entered 40-20 Queens Blvd. shortly before 9:40 a.m. Saturday, passed a note to a teller and demanded money, the NYPD said.

The teller handed over the dough, police said.

Read the chilling note: “THIS IS A BANK ROBBERY. I HAVE A GUN. NO ALARM – OR I WILL SHOOT. NO DYE PACK — OR I WILL SHOOT. Give ME 100 dollar BILLS and 50 doLLAR BiLLS. I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE.”

Police investigate the scene after the robbery in Queens.
Police investigate the scene after the robbery in Queens. BRIGITTE STELZER
Investigators outside of the bank
The robbery happened at a Capital One bank in Queens. BRIGITTE STELZER

The bandit, who did not display a weapon, then fled the bank without further incident, cops said. No one was injured.