Crime & Safety
TCF Bank Robbed in Deerfield Wednesday
FBI says suspect is same man who robbed a TCF branch in Waukegan last month.
The TCF Bank in Deerfield was robbed Wednesday afternoon, and the FBI believes the culprit is the same man who robbed a bank in Waukegan last month.
In both cases, the suspect had wore a breathing apparatus covering his face, according to the Lake County News-Sun.
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Police in Deerfield said the suspect was wearing a surgical mask and glasses when he entered the bank at 16 S. Waukegan Road around 12:45 p.m. and demanded money. He wore a black knit cap and black hooded sweatshirt, a similar outfit to what was worn by the suspect in the robbery of another TCF branch in Waukegan on Nov. 12.
The suspect is black, about 30 years old, 6 feet tall and weighs more than 200 pounds.
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