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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

New York robber on the run after stealing just $605 from six banks across city

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A JPMorgan Chase and Co bank branch in New York on 11 October 2025. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An allegedly well-practiced New York bank robber is on a losing streak – and still on the run – after hitting six Chase branches across Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx over five consecutive days and coming away with just $605, according to authorities.

New York police have yet to catch the suspect, identified as 33-year-old Gustavo DeJesus Torres, who began holding up the banks on Friday, 13 March and informing tellers in a written note that they might get hurt if they didn’t hand over the cash he demanded.

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