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UPDATE: Newark Bank Robbery Suspect Flees in Taxi Cab; Surveillance Photo Released

Newark New Jersey

Authorities are investigating an afternoon bank robbery on Mulberry Street in Newark.

Police responded to the TD Bank branch - at 105-109 Mulberry St. - for a panic alarm.

Upon arrival, bank staff told police that a man with a white bag indicated he was armed while demanding money.

The robber fled on foot but was last seen getting into a yellow cab near Penn Station.

The suspect is described as a African-American man, approximately 5'6," clean-shaven man in his 50s with a thin build.

Anyone with information to call the department;s 24-hour Crime Stoppers anonymous tip lines, 877-NWK-TIPS FREE (877-695-8477) or 877-NWK-GUNS FREE (877-695-4867.