A Brooklyn bank robber on the run was busted with the loot he stole Friday morning after he decided to stop for breakfast at a Lower East Side Chinese restaurant, police said.
Cops converged on the New Kim Tuong Restaurant on Chrystie St. near Hester St. at about 10 a.m., taking the bank bandit into custody.
A tracking device hidden in the pilfered cash led cops to the eatery, where restaurant workers confirmed the suspect, wearing a stained gray shirt and blue pants, stopped inside, ordered some shrimp fried rice, and sat down to eat before leaving, police sources said.
The thief entered the TD Bank on Fourth Ave. near 39th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, shortly after 9 a.m., told a teller that he had a gun and demanded money, cops said.
No gun was displayed. It was not immediately disclosed how much money was taken.
The robber was last seen running down Fourth Ave. toward 36th St. and the nearest train station , cops said.
Cops activated the tracker and were literally following the money when they realized it had surfaced near Sara D. Roosevelt Park near Grand and Chrystie Sts.