Crime & Safety
FBI Still Searching for 'Midday Bandit' Serial Bank Robber
A man robbed six banks between June and Nov. 2014, including one in Oak Lawn.
The FBI is still searching for a bank robbery suspect dubbed the “Midday Bandit,” who allegedly robbed six banks in 2014 and attempted to rob two others.
The “Midday Bandit” is described as a black man in his mid-20s, brown hair, brown eyes, 5 feet 11 inches tall and about 160 pounds, according to the FBI-run website BanditTrackerChicago. He has worn glasses and hats during the robberies.
The robberies involving this man have been “non-takeover” incidents, meaning he didn’t show a weapon, but FBI consider him armed and dangerous.
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His most recent heist was on Nov. 14, 2014, at Hoyne Savings Bank on West Grand Street in Chicago.
He’s also wanted for the following robberies:
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- June 10, 2014, 10:21 a.m.- TCF Bank on South Ridgeland, Oak Lawn
- July 9, 2014, 11:38 a.m.- TCF Bank on West Galena Blvd., Aurora
- Aug. 18, 2014, 9:37 a.m.- TCF Bank on South Archer Ave., Chicago
- Sept. 22, 2014, 12:50 p.m.- TCF Bank on N. Harlem, Chicago
- Nov. 13, 2014, 3:30 p.m.- Plaza Bank. on N. Harlem, Chicago
And for these attempted robberies:
- July 16, 2014, 10:42 a.m.- TCF Bank on East Woodlawn, LaGrange Park
- Aug. 28, 2014, 9:22 a.m.- First Midwest Bank on West Irving Park, Chicago
LaGrange Park police believe he aborted his robbery attempt July 16, 2014, at the TCF bank branch in Jewel-Osco at 507 E. Woodlawn, after he spotted two on-duty, uniformed village paramedics, mistaking them for police officers.
The bandit had stated to tell the teller that he wanted to make a withdrawal. When the teller gave him him a withdrawal slip, the bandit said, “not that kind of withdrawal,” and passed her a note that said, “This is a bank robbery,” according to a LaGrange Park police report.
When the two village paramedics entered through the east doors of the store, “he just left,” LaGrange Park Deputy Chief Phil Kubisztal said.
A reward is offered for information that leads to an arrest. The FBI asks anyone with information about these robberies to call 312-421-6700.
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