A potentially dangerous bank robber is now square in the sights of the FBI.
Special Agent Ricardo Pagan says the first heist in the case happened on Monday June 11, just after 10:00 a.m. A white male in his early 40's walked into the Inland Bank and Trust on Spring Road in Elmhurst.
He walked up to the teller, passed a note saying he had a gun and demanded cash. The teller handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the man fled on foot.
The robbery was similar to one the man is suspected of committing back in April at the Chase Bank on Main Street in Bensenville. The Chase Bank heist happened on April 2, which was also a Monday.
The robber gave the teller a note demanding cash and implying that he had a weapon and then made off with the cash. The male did not display a weapon in either robbery.
The robber wore what appear to be the same clothes in both robberies: a gray sweatshirt, dark running or windbreaker-style pants and sunglasses. No one was injured in either case but agents consider the crook potentially dangerous.
In many cases with repeat robbers, they often ratchet up the level of agitation. So the pattern, which may start out with what the FBI call "note jobs," can escalate to points where the bandits use weapons, and do "take over robberies" which can put bank employees and customers in further danger.
The FBI hopes Fox Chicago viewers will recognize the photos and call police with information that will prevent further robberies.
Here is the FBI's description of the bank robber:
White male
40-45 years old
Approximately six feet tall
Dark hair
He is considered dangerous, if you see him call police.
Friday, April 12 2013 10:57 PM EDT2013-04-13 02:57:15 GMT
However one individual, 29-year-old Kenneth Blackman disappeared before the takedown took place. As a result, the FBI is engaged in a manhunt to track and apprehend Blackman.
However one individual, 29-year-old Kenneth Blackman disappeared before the takedown took place. As a result, the FBI is engaged in a manhunt to track and apprehend Blackman.
Friday, April 5 2013 3:56 PM EDT2013-04-05 19:56:00 GMT
There's a saying that it's better to give than to receive, but the FBI says businessman Ahmed Fa Albalwneh, 44, turned that mantra upside down to make his company all about the taking.
There's a saying that it's better to give than to receive, but the FBI says businessman Ahmed Fa Albalwneh, 44, turned that mantra upside down to make his company all about the taking.
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The first robbery happened at the Chase bank on Front Street near Wolf Road in Mokena on February 21st. Five days later he held up another bank, this time the First Midwest Bank on 80th Avenue.
The first robbery happened at the Chase bank on Front Street near Wolf Road in Mokena on February 21st. Five days later he held up another bank, this time the First Midwest Bank on 80th Avenue at 167th in Tinley Park.
