Fifth Third Bank Robbed on 53rd Street

CHICAGO, IL - A tracking device that a bank teller included with the money given to a bank robber in Hyde Park Friday afternoon helped track down the suspect.

Ronald Lewis, 54 was charged with bank robbery Friday after about an hours worth of bizarre incidents.

According to CBS-Chicago reports, police allege that Lewis entered the Fifth Third Bank at 1420 E. 53rd St. around 1 p.m. and waited in line. When he was called to the teller, he sprayed a liquid from a clear bottle and yelled: “Give me the money! Give me the money! All the big money!” while waving a gray plastic grocery bag.

The teller took off a sweater, believing the liquid to be gasoline, and returned to the desk to give the suspect the money and a GPS device.

The device tracked him to Hyde Park Boulevard and Woodlawn Avenue, where a witness told police someone matching Lewis’ description was seen departing on a bicycle.

A University of Chicago police officer later saw a man matching the description near East 47th Street and Lake Park Avenue. Police arrested him nearby while he was in a white t-shirt and “out of breath,” according to reports.

Cash totaling $416 was found in his pockets.

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