Bank robber at large after Santander branch heist

BRICK TOWNSHIP — Police were searching for an umbrella-toting suspect who robbed a branch of the Santander Bank on Beaverson Boulevard on Wednesday, July 24.

The Brick Township Police Department was dispatched at 12:15 p.m. to the area between Brick Boulevard and Beaverson Boulevard, for a report of a bank robbery that had just occurred.

Police said the robber entered the bank, demanded money from the teller, and took an undisclosed amount of cash. No weapon was shown, according to police.

The police said the robber disguised their appearance with a white face mask and an umbrella. The robber was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black athletic joggers, white athletic shoes, lime green work gloves and a black backpack.

According to police, the robber fled on foot and was last seen walking west in the area of Beaverson Boulevard.

Anyone with information regarding the crime should contact Brick Township Police Department Detective Schinder 732-262-1115 or Detective Farnkopf 732-262-4611.

“This investigation is still ongoing, and at this time, there is no threat to the general public,” according to a police department Facebook post on Wednesday.

As of press time on Thursday, the suspect was still at large.

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