Robbery at First Niagara Bank on Lyell Ave.
By: WROC-TV
Updated: June 18, 2012
Gates Police are searching for two men who they say robbed the First Niagara Bank branch on Lyell Avenue Monday afternoon.
Police say the two entered the bank just before 1 p.m., jumped over the counter and stole cash. They did no display any weapons. Police say the fled on foot toward the Fox Run apartment complex. One suspect is described as a six-foot-tall white male in his 20s with a medium build. He was wearing a white thermal shirt, blue jeans, a Yankees baseball hat, dark sneakers and sunglasses. He wore a stocking over his head.
The second suspect is described as a male in his 20s, 5'9" wearing a brown hoodie, grey sweatpants and dark sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Gates Police at 429-8271 or 911.
Police say the two entered the bank just before 1 p.m., jumped over the counter and stole cash. They did no display any weapons. Police say the fled on foot toward the Fox Run apartment complex. One suspect is described as a six-foot-tall white male in his 20s with a medium build. He was wearing a white thermal shirt, blue jeans, a Yankees baseball hat, dark sneakers and sunglasses. He wore a stocking over his head.
The second suspect is described as a male in his 20s, 5'9" wearing a brown hoodie, grey sweatpants and dark sneakers. Anyone with information is asked to call Gates Police at 429-8271 or 911.
