Surveillance footage shows a hooded figure walking into the CFCU Community Credit Union branch in the village of Lansing (Tompkins County Sheriff's Office)
CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office is investigating a bank robbery that occurred at a CFCU Community Credit Union branch late Wednesday afternoon.
At around 4:32 p.m., deputies responded to 99 Sheraton Drive in the village of Lansing regarding a robbery.
Witnesses told investigators that a hooded figure walked into the branch and approached employees while displaying a handgun and demanding money. The man then fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money, authorities said.
The man was last seen running in a northeasterly direction on Sheraton Drive. He is described as a black male, about 6 feet tall, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a black face mask, khaki or tan pants, and dark shoes.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office at 607-257-1345. You can also call the sheriff's office anonymous tip line at 607-266-5420.
