FBI: Bank Robber Threatened To Bomb West Side PNC Branch
A homeless man threatened to bomb a West Side bank while robbing it last month, in one of two heists for which he now faces federal charges, authorities said.
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A homeless man threatened to bomb a West Side bank while robbing it last month, in one of two heists for which he now faces federal charges, authorities said.
An arrest has been made in just under 50 percent of 2016's bank robberies, according to the FBI's bank robbery database.
The non-takover robbery was reported about 1:30 p.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 10203 Grand Avenue, according to the FBI.
The robbery happened at 4:07 p.m. at the Fifth Third Bank branch at 2353 63rd St., according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon. No weapon was shown during the robbery.
About 10:15 a.m., he walked up to the TCF Bank branch inside the store at 5516 N. Clark St. and made off with an unspecified amount of cash, according to the FBI. No one was hurt in the "non-takeover" robbery, authorities said.
A non-takeover robbery was reported at 11:11 a.m. at the Chase Bank branch at 7501 Cass Ave. in Darien, according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon.
Chase Bank security officers contacted the FBI about 2:20 p.m. to report a non-takeover robbery at the branch at 3956 N. Sheridan Rd., according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon.
A bank robbery was reported Wednesday afternoon on the Lower West Side.
The robbery happened about 2:05 p.m. Thursday at a U.S. Bank branch at 2600 E. Sauk Trail.
The non-takeover robbery happened at 3:22 p.m. at the TCF Bank branch at 12001 S. Pulaski Road in Alsip, according to the FBI. No weapon was shown during the robbery.
A bank was robbed Wednesday afternoon in south suburban Alsip.
That suspected robber was shot in front of shoppers inside the store after trying to rob a bank in the same strip mall. The FBI now says they know of him from a previous crime.
The man gave a note to the teller. A gun was not displayed or implied, police said.
The "non-takeover" robbery happened at 3:49 p.m. at the branch at 87 W. 87th St., according to the FBI.
The suspect did not show a weapon at 5:23 p.m. when he robbed the TCF Bank branch at 7122 W. 40th St., according to the FBI. No injuries were reported.
The suspect did not show a weapon when he robbed the Bank of America branch about 3:30 p.m. at 1080 Elmhurst Road, according to the FBI. No injuries were reported.
The robbery happened at 5:50 p.m. at a First Bank and Trust branch at 8047 Skokie Blvd., according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon.
It happened at 3:40 p.m. Thursday at 4250 N. Lincoln Ave., according to the FBI.
Two men responsible for a pair of north suburban bank robberies on the same day last week have been arrested, according to the FBI.
A bank robbery was reported Friday afternoon in southwest suburban Willow Springs.
At 10:28 a.m., the suspects robbed a PNC Bank branch at 2900 Sheridan Road in Zion, according to the FBI. The pair then struck again at 12:43 p.m. at a Fifth Third Bank branch at 240 Skokie Boulevard in Northbrook.
The robbery happened at 12:11 p.m. at the Bank of America branch at 205 N. Addison St. in Elmhurst, according to FBI spokesman Garrett Croon.
The FBI is investigating a bank robbery Saturday afternoon in north suburban Glencoe.
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