NEW YORK — A midday attempted bank robbery has police looking for a man they said got away using a wheelchair.
The attempted robbery happened on Dec. 4 around 1:50 p.m., WPIX reported. Police just recently released the details.
Officials said a man using a cane walked into a Wells Fargo bank on Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, WCBS reported.
Police said the man passed a teller a note demanding cash.
But the teller didn’t hand over any money.
The man allegedly fled the bank using a wheelchair.
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He has not been found and no money was taken.
Police said a similar attempted robbery happened Tuesday when a man walked into another Wells Fargo on the Upper West Side demanding cash, but left before getting money, Patch reported.
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