Crime & Safety
$109K Taken From 91-Year-Old Upper East Sider, Police Say
The suspect fled the scene following the fraudulent bank withdrawal and has not been arrested.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are searching for a suspect on Thursday after a 91-year-old Upper East Sider's bank account was fraudulently drained of $109,000, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, the Upper East Side woman first noticed her account was empty on the afternoon of Oct. 16, when she went to her local Citibank.
According to the NYPD investigation, the account was emptied by a woman at a different Citibank on Oct. 5, in Williamsburg at 45 Graham Ave., near Varet Street.
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The suspect fled the scene following the withdrawal and has not been arrested.
Police have released surveillance images of the suspect and said anyone with information regarding the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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The public can also submit their tips by logging on to the Crime Stoppers website or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips.
This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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