Man who robbed Lakewood bank still at large

The Commerce Bank branch on Route 9 between Kennedy Boulevard and County Line Road was robbed about 5:40 p.m. Monday.

Detective Steven Wexler said authorities are looking for a white male in his mid-20s with with a red goatee. The man, who passed a note to the female teller demanding money, was about 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and weighing about 230 to 240 pounds. He was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with dark horizontal stripes and blue jeans, Wexler said.The man being sought did not show a weapon or imply that he had one, Wexler said.After the teller handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to the man, he ran out of the bank and ran on foot toward Kennedy Boulevard.The Commerce Bank is located at 1601 Madison Ave. (Route 9) and is on the site of the former Crystal Diner.No one was injured during the robbery, Wexler said.Ocean County Sheriff's Detective Erin Krause of the Criminalistics Investigative Unit and K-9 investigator Patrick Macintyre tracked the scent of the robber toward Kennedy Boulevard, Wexler said.Patrol officers Daniel Tworkoski and Sherry Jones and Michael Anderson responded to the robbery.Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Lakewood police at (732) 363-0200.

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