New Details Emerge On Woman Who Robbed Bank In Rain Coat

OAK LAWN, IL — A female bank robber was decked out in a blue rain poncho and armed with a handgun while robbing a bank in Oak Lawn on Monday, according to the FBI. Local police and federal agents responded to the Huntington Bank at 10240 S. Cicero Ave. after a report of a robbery was made at 2:39 p.m. on April 29.

The FBI describes the bandit as a black woman in her 50s. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall with a medium build and medium complexion, the description states. In addition to the poncho, she wore glasses and a black knit hat while robbing the bank located near the busy corner of 103rd and Cicero on a rainy day.

She should be considered armed and dangerous, federal officials say.

Oak Lawn police added more details in a news release Tuesday afternoon. They said the woman was wearing a black hat, black pants, a gray puffy coat covered by a blue rain poncho and carrying a black handbag during the robbery. She entered the bank and showed a note to a teller and displayed a small black handgun, police said.

The teller gave her an unknown amount of money before she left the bank and entered a large, dark colored SUV and fleeing westbound on Oak Center Drive.

A reward of up to $10,000 is offered for information leading to her arrest, the FBI said. Anyone with information should call the FBI's Chicago Field Office at 312-421-6700. Tips can also be submitted at tips.fbi.gov.

Oak Lawn police can also be reached at 708-422-8292.