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What a drag for Ridge bank

By Jessica Firger
for The Brooklyn Paper
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Joe Marino
The Sovereign Bank on Fifth Avenue and 75th Street was robbed on Monday.

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What a drag!

The Sovereign Bank on Fifth Avenue was robbed (again) on July 28 — and this time, the culprit was a transvestite!

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Cops say that the branch at 75th Street suffered its fourth robbery of the year, but what was different this time was the crook’s choice of attire: he not only donned women’s clothing and a wig, but also wore fake breasts.

Those prosthetics were, apparently, his only weapons.

According to police, the would-be “Victor-Victoria” star entered the bank at around 3:30 pm and approached the teller with a note demanding cash.

The teller handed over an undisclosed amount — cops say it was under $1,000 — and the she-robber left.

You can’t even get a real boob job with that amount.

Cops are searching for the man (woman). Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s hotline at (800) 577-TIPS.

©2008 The Brooklyn Paper

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