Updated: Police Searching for Would-Be Bank Robber

A man attempted to rob Boiling Springs Savings Bank near the Duck Pond shortly after 9:00 a.m. Saturday but left empty-handed and remains at large, Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward told Patch.

The suspect, described as a white male possibly with a beard, clad in a maroon shirt with a baseball cap and sunglasses, reportedly passed a note to a bank employee. "No weapon was shown," the chief said, adding that the suspect left without any money. "Luckily there were no injuries," Ward told Patch shortly before 2:00 p.m. Saturday.

Ridgewood police, with the assistance of officers from Paramus, Glen Rock and the county's K-9 unit, "immediately set up a perimeter" to find the suspect, according to the chief. However, the suspect remains at large. The FBI has been contacted, Ward said.

Police in Garfield said a white, mustached male in his 40s to 50s with a burgundy shirt striped shirt, brown pants, baseball cap and sunglasses robbed Hudson City Savings Bank in Garfield shortly after the attempted Ridgewood robbery. That robber made off with $2,000 in mixed currency, Garfield Police told Patch. He reportedly showed a note to the teller; no weapon was shown, northjersey.com is reporting.

Garfield police could not provide additional information nor comment on a possible linkage to the Ridgewood robbery. Ward could neither confirm nor deny a link between the two incidents.

A representative of Boiling Springs Savings Bank said she was not authorized to provide comment. The FBI has not responded to requests for comment.

Patch will update this breaking news story as information becomes available.