Linden, NJ bank robber got away on mountain bike

No high-speed chase here.

The FBI and Linden police are looking for male who robbed a bank at gunpoint Tuesday and then made his escape on a mountain bike.

The robber stood in line at the Wells Fargo Bank branch on West Saint Georges Avenue in Linden around 12:30 p.m. When he got to the teller he handed over a demand note while holding what appeared to be a handgun, according to the FBI.

The man left the bank with cash inside a black backpack and hopped on a black mountain bike.

Linden police said the robbery was not immediately reported which allowed the robber to make a successful getaway.

The robber is a black male between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 11 inches with a thin build.

He was wearing a blue surgical mask and a brown baseball cap, gray coat with a hood, black gloves with a red patch on the pointer finger, black pants and a black neck gaiter. He also was wearing black shoes with a white reflective patch on the toe area.

Anyone with information about the robbery call FBI Newark at 973-792-3000 or Linden PD at 908-474-8558.

Dan Alexander is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You can reach him at dan.alexander@townsquaremedia.com

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