Crime & Safety
TCF Bank Robber Connected to Other Midwest Heists
The suspect in Wednesday's bank robbery at 98th and Cicero is wanted in other incidents, including several in Northwest Indiana.
OAK LAWN, IL - The suspect in the robbery of an Oak Lawn bank on Wednesday is believed to be connected to several other heists in the Midwest.
The TCF Bank at 98th and Cicero was robbed at 10:38 a.m. on Wednesday, according to Bandit Tracker. The suspect, who left with an undetermined amount of money, is described as a white woman, who stands 5’5” tall and was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, black pants and sunglasses during the robbery.
No weapon was shown, and there were no injuries.
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She’s believed to be associated with other bank robberies reported this year in Indiana and Ohio.
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In Indiana, the woman is the suspect in the robberies of an Allegius Credit Union in Hobart and a First Midwest Bank in Crown Point in February, a BMO Harris Bank in Griffith and a Fifth Third Bank in Hobart in March and a Centier Bank in Griffith and BMO Harris in Hammond in April.
One Ohio bank robbery, an April 29 incident at a State Bank and Trust in Perrysburg, is also believed to be connected to the woman.
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