On Saturday September 9th at approximately 12:15pm, Town of Newburgh Police officers were dispatched to Walden Savings Bank at 5239 RT 9W in the Town of Newburgh for the report of a bank robbery.

Officers arrived on scene minutes after the suspect fled the bank on foot, heading northbound through Morehead Honda parking lot. Officers interviewed employees to find out that at approximately 12:10pm, a man entered the bank and went directly to a teller, passing a note that demanded money.

An undisclosed amount of money was given to the man and he immediately fled the bank (approximately 12:13pm). The man was described as possibly Arabic or Middle Eastern, approximately late 30’s- 40yrs old. The man was wearing a white/tan sweatshirt, jeans, a black medical face mask and a blue baseball cap.

An extensive search of the area was completed by TNPD with the assistance of New York State Police and the NYSP Aviation Unit. While the incident is still under investigation, police are requesting any public assistance.

If you were driving in the area in either direction on RT 9W between the bank and Marlboro and have a dashcam on your vehicle (between the hours of 11:50am and 12:30pm) or if you have a business on RT 9W that has cameras in that area. Any calls can be made to town police at 845-564-1100 and ask for Detective O’Connell or Detective Sisia.