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Update: Search Underway for Lyndhurst Bank Robbery Suspect

Lyndhurst

Police continue to search for a man who they say threaten to shoot if teller did not comply with demand for money.

Police responded to M&T Bank shortly after 4 p.m. for a report of a bank robbery.

Upon arrival, bank officials told police a man with a white towel on his head, walked up to the teller with a plastic bag and demanded cash.

According to police, although weapon was not shown, the man allegedly threatened to shoot employees.

The suspect - only described as a medium build white male, believed to be between 25 to 35 years of age - was last seen wearing sneakers, khaki pants, a white, long-sleeved tee-shirt, a dark-colored baseball cap and sunglasses.

The robbery is under investigation by Lyndhurst police, the Bergen County Sheriff and the FBI.

The amount of cash taken remains unknown at this time.