Police are investigating an afternoon bank robbery in Linden today.
Officers responded to Wells Fargo Bank located on the 200 block of N. Wood Avenue, sometime around 1:10 p.m. for a report of a bank robbery.
According to the bank manager, a black male wearing a dark jacket, sunglasses, and facial hair, approached a teller and held up a note to the glass partition demanding money.
The robber was given an undetermined amount of cash and was last seen fleeing on W. Price Street.
The suspect is believed to have entered a black pickup truck with no visible license plates. The vehicle was last seen headed south on N. Wood Avenue.
The investigation is ongoing by Linden detectives assisted by the Newark office of the FBI.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detective Bureau at 908-474-8537.
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