A man robbed a Mineola bank on Jericho Turnpike at gunpoint early Saturday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Police said that a man wielding a black handgun entered the Bethpage Federal Credit Union in Mineola and verbally demanded money from the teller, who complied. The suspect then fled west on Jericho Turnpike and East on Washington Avenue with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.
Five employees and four customers were present at the time of the robbery, but no injuries were reported, according to police.
Detectives described the suspect as a black male between 6-foot and 6-foot-2-inches tall and said he was wearing a grey jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt, a black mask and dark pants.
Police ask that anyone with information pertaining to the crime to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.
