Police searching for bank robbery suspect

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Republic Bank on Frankford Avenue near Cottman Avenue in Mayfair Tuesday night.

At around 6:15 p.m., the man handed a teller a note demanding money and walked out with $1,500, police said.

The suspect is described as a thin white man who is about 5-feet-8 inches tall and has a beard.

Police said the man was wearing a red plaid shirt, green cargo pants and a green hat at the time of the robbery.