Crime & Safety

Dapper Bandit Possibly Spotted in Kinnelon Bank

'Suspicious' male seen at PNC Bank may be linked to series of Morris County robberies.

A "suspicious" man seen at a Kinnelon bank Tuesday afternoon may be linked to a series of recent bank robberies throughout the county this summer, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said.

According to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi, responded to the PNC Bank inside the Meadtown Shopping Center at about 3:10 p.m. after a "suspicious" white male had been seen. The male exited the bank without incident, the prosecutor said.

Bianchi released information on Twitter that described the male wearing an outfit similar to that of the male who has been sought for other robberies throughout the county, including .

Find out what's happening in Tri-Borowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Bianchi said the male was described as 6-feet tall, clean shaven and wearing wire-rim eyeglasses. He was also described as wearing a green sports jacket, light-colored button-down dress shirt, black slacks and a tan baseball cap.

The man authorities believe to be responsible for Thursday's robbery was described as a white male in his 20s or 30s, between 6-feet and 6-foot-2.

Find out what's happening in Tri-Borowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

He was seen wearing a straw cowboy hat, olive green blazer, white dress shirt, dark-colored pants, eyeglasses and black Nike shoes, the prosecutor's office said. Bank robberies in and in July and

"We are evaluating the connection to prior bank robberies that have recently occurred within Morris County," Bianchi said on Twitter.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also assisting with the investigation, in conjunction with the prosecutor's office, Kinnelon Police Department and Morris County Sheriff's Department.

Anyone with information should contact either the Kinnelon Police Department at 973-838-5400, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office at 973-285-6200, the Morris County Sheriff's Office Crime Stopper Program at 973-COPCALL or the FBI at 973-792-3000.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports@patch.com.