Bank robbery remains under investigation
BY REBECCA MORTON
Staff Writer

Police are searching for a white female in her 20s who robbed a bank on Route 79 in Marlboro on July 9.

MARLBORO - Police are continuing to search for a woman who robbed a Route 79 bank on the afternoon of July 9.

According to information provided by the Marlboro Police Department, the robbery was committed by a white female in her early 20s, with dirty blond hair, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds,

Marlboro police gave the following account of the crime.

At about 1:11 p.m. the woman entered a branch of The Bank on Route 79 near Ryan Road. The Bank refers to itself at New Jersey's Best Community Bank. The woman relinquished her place in line so that a teller could help other patrons first.

About 10 minutes later, the woman handed a note to a teller demanding money from the bottom drawer. The robber requested $100, $50 and $20 bills, according to police.

Police said the woman was last seen wearing a long-sleeve white shirt, white capri pants, a New York Yankees baseball cap and round sunglasses.

At the time of the robbery bulletins were sent out to surrounding communities with a description of the crime and the suspect. According to a bulletin received by the Freehold Township Police Department, the amount of money stolen at the bank was about $4,000.

The bulletin received by Freehold Township police indicated that the woman gestured toward her waistband but that she had no weapon. The suspect left with the money and with the note she had used to demand the money. It was unclear which direction the suspect headed after leaving the bank.

Marlboro police are working with the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and the FBI.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery may call Marlboro Detective John Bise, Monmouth County Detective Jeffery Wilbert or FBI Agent John Marley of the Red Bank office. Marlboro police may be reached at (732) 536-0100.