A bank robber took an 81-year-old lady hostage and demanded money on Thursday, the NYPD told Fox News Digital on Saturday.
The suspect was seen on the Queens Ridgewood Savings Bank's security camera coming up from behind the elderly woman and wrapping his arm around her neck.
He held her in the chokehold for several seconds and threatened to shoot the customer if the cashier didn't give him money, according to the NYPD.