Crime & Safety
FBI, Downers Grove Police Search for Bank Robbery Suspect
Authorities are on the hunt for a man believed to have robbed American Chartered Bank Friday morning.
FBI and Downers Grove police are looking for a man believed responsible for an armed robbery at American Chartered Bank at 2205 Butterfield Rd., shortly before 11 a.m. Friday.
Witnesses described the suspect as a black man in his 20s or early 30s, about 5-foot-7, with a thin build, a light complexion and a scruffy face. He wore a black-and-white checkered hat, a black-and-white checkered and zippered jacket, blue jeans and white gloves, according to the FBI.
According to witnesses, the suspect made a verbal demand for money, implying he had a weapon and keeping one hand inside a jacket pocket. He left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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No injuries were reported in connection with the robbery.
Bank surveillance photos, if available, will be posted to www.bandittrackerchicago.com.
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The FBI request anyone with information about this robbery, or any of the other unsolved robberies featured on that website, to contact the Chicago office of the FBI at 312-421-6700.
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