Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Police Still Searching For Suspected Bank Robber In Toms River

At 12:07 p.m on Friday, the suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money

Police are still searching for an unknown man who robbed the Ocean First Bank, located at 147 Route 70 near the Lake Ridge Development, on Friday, police said.

At 12:07 p.m., the suspect entered the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money. No weapon was shown, police said.

The suspect then fled the bank on foot headed in a westerly direction.

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The suspect is described as a white male approximately 40 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches with a thin build and “sunken, worn” face.  The suspect was wearing a red pullover hooded sweatshirt, white shorts, a N.Y. Yankees baseball hat and sunglasses with orange mirrored lenses.

This investigation is being conducted by the Toms River Police, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Bajcic at 732-349-0150 ext.1278.

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