Crime & Safety

Police Release Photo of Man Suspected in Buffalo Grove Armed Robbery

Two men are accused of forcing a 20-year-old man to withdraw money from an ATM in Buffalo Grove Monday night.

Police have released the above photo of one of the suspects accused of forcing a 20-year-old man into his vehicle before he and another man drove him to an ATM in Buffalo Grove and ordered he withdraw money.

Buffalo Grove police are continuing to search for the two suspects in the Monday night armed robbery at a Chase Bank. In the photo released Friday by police, one of the suspects is pictured with the victim -- who is blurred out in the photo. Police said the other suspect did not enter the bank at the time of the armed robbery and they assume he remained in the vehicle.

The 20-year-old victim told police the two men approached him in the parking lot at the northwest corner of Buffalo Grove Road and Dundee Road at about 8:20 p.m. on Monday. The suspects told him to get into their vehicle and then drove him to the Chase Bank, at 850 S. Buffalo Grove Road, ordering he withdraw money from the ATM, according to a news release from the Buffalo Grove Police Department.

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After withdrawing the money and handing it over to the men, the victim ran to a nearby business where he called for help, according to police.

The offenders are described as black men in their early 20s. One offender, who had a dark complexion and dreadlocks, was wearing a black jacket and red skinny jeans. The second offender was wearing a black ski mask, black puffy style hooded jacket, light colored jeans and dark green Timberland boots.

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The vehicle is described as a dark-colored Toyota Camry, and the offenders were last seen driving west on Dundee Road.

Investigators are examining all leads, including bank and area business surveillance videos, police said. If anyone has information regarding this incident, they are asked to please call the Buffalo Grove Police Department at: 847-459-2560.

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