Crime & Safety

RAW VIDEO: Oak Lawn Bank Robbery

Video of scene around 111th Street and Pulaski during 11-hour police standoff with Oak Lawn bank robbery suspect.

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It was quite the scene on Saturday afternoon, with SWAT teams and police snipers poised on roofs

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Division Chief Mike Kaufmann said after the bank had closed earlier in the afternoon. After handcuffing two bank employees with zip ties, the bandit fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and escaped into the ceiling.

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After an 11-hour standoff, police found on the second floor of the shopping center where the bank was located.

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Police used robotic cameras and other visual aid devices to for the armed suspect, Kaufmann said.

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