Armored truck robbed as suspects asked driver for directions: NYPD

BROOKLYN (WPIX) -- Two thieves allegedly distracted an armored truck driver while their accomplice grabbed a bag containing £300,000 in cash near a Brooklyn bank on Friday, police said.

The driver was making a money drop at Chase Bank on Eighth Avenue around 1 p.m. when two suspects asked him for directions, according to the NYPD. A third suspect then swiped the bag with £300,000 in cash when it was left unattended on the bumper of the armored Brink's truck, police said.

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All three suspects remain at large as of Sunday. The NYPD released photos and descriptions of the suspects. The man who stole the bag has a slim build and was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black hooded jacket, gray pants, and black sneakers.

One of the men who distracted the Brink's driver has a medium build and was last seen wearing a black winter hat with white trim, a black winter coat with a hood, gray pants, and black sneakers. The other suspect has a medium build and was last seen wearing a black winter hat, a black face mask, a black jacket, black pants, black sneakers, and a black backpack. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. Over the summer, thieves were able to steal nearly two dozen bags of jewelry from a Brink's truck parked in California as one guard slept and another stepped away to buy food, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County.

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