Woman Carrying Gas Can Knocks Off South Side Bank: FBI

Bank surveillance images of a woman suspected of robbing the U.S. Bank branch at 2854 W. Cermak, Chicago, while carrying a gas can. | BanditTrackerChicago.

Although the FBI hasn’t yet assigned her a colorful nickname, a woman carrying a gas can robbed a South Side bank on Wednesday afternoon.

A slender, older hispanic woman is believed to have walked into the U.S. Bank branch, 2854 W. Cermak, Chicago, around 2:34 p.m. Wednesday, the FBI said.

Police said she implied that she a gun, but never showed one.

Witnesses said the woman was around 5 feet tall, 60 to 65 years old, and wearing a black hat, pink and gray coat, and sunglasses.

Anyone with information about the bank robbery is encouraged to call FBI Chicago at 312-421-6700.