Cops: Man Punches TD Bank Employee During Bad Check Getaway

Police are in search of a man who they say punched a TD bank employee in the face after a transaction gone wrong in Ridgewood over the weekend.

According to a release from Police Chief John Ward, an employee of the TD Bank on Franklin Avenue locked the door at closing time, 1 p.m., on Sunday. At about the same time, a customer attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the bank, police said.

When the customer tried to flee the bank and saw that the door was locked, he allegedly punched the employee, took her keys, unlocked the door, and ran out, police said.

The man drove away in a grey Volkswagen that possibly had Georgia license plates, cops said.

Police described the suspect as a “heavy-set black man” and released the above photo of him.