A Brooklyn bank robber on the run was busted with the loot he stole Friday morning after he decided to stop for breakfast at a Lower East Side Chinese restaurant, police said.
Cops converged on the New Kim Tuong Restaurant on Chrystie St. near Hester St. at about 10 a.m., taking the bank bandit into custody.
A tracking device hidden in the pilfered cash led cops to the eatery, where restaurant workers confirmed the suspect stopped inside, made an order and sat down to have eat before leaving, police sources said.
The thief took an undisclosed amount of money from a teller at the TD Bank on Fourth Ave. near 39th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, shortly after 9 a.m., cops confirmed.
The robber was last seen running down Fourth Ave. toward 36th St. and the nearest train station, cops said.
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A Brooklyn bank robbery suspect is arrested Friday after he stopped for lunch in Chinatown. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
Cops activated the tracker and were literally following the money when they realized it had surfaced near Sara D. Roosevelt Park near Grand and Chrystie Sts.
The officers had zeroed in on the area after they got a clear indication that the cash was coming out of the Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant.
Police took the man into custody on Chrystie St. near the eatery without incident.
Witnesses said the suspect repeatedly told cops, “You got the wrong dude, man. That’s my money. That’s my Social Security. I got a $50 million loan from the bank.”
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The suspect told police, “You got the wrong dude, man. That’s my money. That’s my Social Security. I got a $50 million loan from the bank.” (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News)
Charges were not immediately filed.
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