More Than $6K Taken in Bolingbrook Robbery

By SCOTT VIAU (Patch Staff)
Photos: The man believed to have robbed West Suburban Bank in Bolingbrook (Bandit Tracker Chicago)

The FBI is looking for information about a man who robbed West Suburban Bank at 672 East Boughton Road in Bolingbrook.

According to Bandit Tracker Chicago, the robbery took place at 9:13 a.m. Aug. 17. The robber is described as a black male between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing around 170 pounds. He is believed to be 20 to 30 years old and was wearing a red floppy hat, light-colored pants and sunglasses.

No weapon was shown during the robbery, according to Bandit Tracker.

Bolingbrook Lt. Carter Larry told the Chicago Sun-Times that the man took $6,100 and no one was injured in the robbery. It’s reported that another person was helping the robber from outside the bank.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 312-421-6700.