Crime & Safety

Lone Robber Heists TCF Bank at Jewel

FBI says robber slipped note to teller. No injuries reported. Not known yet if weapon was displayed.

The FBI reported that the TCF Bank branch inside the Jewel Food Store was robbed around 9:15 a.m. Thursday.

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The robber entered the bank at 8801 S. Ridgeland Ave. and passed a note to the teller demanding cash. Witnesses said he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. It is not known at this time if the robber displayed a weapon.

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Witnesses described the bandit as a black male with a dark complexion and dreadlocks. He is approximately five-feet-eight-inches-tall with an average build. The FBI said he was wearing a black running jacket with white stripes on the sleeves at the time of the robbery.

Anyone with information regarding this bank robbery is asked to call the Chicago office of the FBI at 312-421-6700 or the Oak Lawn Police Department at 708-499-7721.

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