Chicago bank sprays substance at teller, gets away with cash
The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in West Rogers Park where the robber showed a note and then sprayed an unknown substance before getting away.
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The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in West Rogers Park where the robber showed a note and then sprayed an unknown substance before getting away.
Further details were not immediately available.
The FBI said the suspect 'bore a strong resemblance' to the person who tried to rob another bank.
The FBI was able to connect Jawad Hakeem to the heist because he gave his phone number to a woman outside the bank just minutes earlier.
A man has been charged with robbing a downtown bank earlier this month, and shooting a security guard before making his getaway. Jawad Hakeem is charged with one count of bank robbery in the heist and shooting at the Fifth Third Bank branch at 1 S. Wacker Dr. on Mach 9.
Police say just before 2 p.m. Saturday, two men with guns walked into a PNC Bank on Larkin and Lyle.
Police say just before 2 p.m. Saturday, two men with guns walked into a PNC Bank on Larkin and Lyle.
Video also showed the moment the man fired his own gun at officers when they came to his door.
On Feb. 27, investigators secured an arrest warrant for Barakat for several charges. A Will County judge put Barakat's bail at $2.5 million.
An employee discovered the theft around 10 Monday morning.
It happened at a Bank of America near Clybourn and Southport in Lincoln Park. An employee discovered the theft around 10 Monday morning.
The revolving door at the entrance to the bank was left with six different bullet holes.
The man fled east on Madison Street after robbing the bank, and remained at large Thursday night. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The guard fired back and the suspect escaped. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The suspected bank robber fled the scene. The Ogilvie Transportation Center was briefly shut down amid reports the suspect was there, but those reports were unfounded. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
People at 1 S. Wacker Dr. said they heard 20 to 25 shots. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
When Joliet police arrested the bank robbery suspect last month, he tried to shoot at them and take one officer's handgun.
A man suspected of a bank robbery is facing multiple charges stemming from an incident last month in which he allegedly tried to shoot and disarm Joliet police officers who arrested him.
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It happened just before 5:00 Monday afternoon at the Huntington Bank on Peterson near California. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police.
It happened just before 5:00 Monday afternoon at the Huntington Bank on Peterson near California. Anyone with information is encouraged to call police.
Investigators are not saying how much, if any, money was stolen – or if they are still seeking the robber.
The bank at 55th Street and Cornell Avenue was held up Tuesday morning.
The FBI said around 4:40 p.m., the two robbers verbally demanded money while displaying guns.
The robbery happened at the Huntington Bank branch at 2920 W. Peterson Ave., at Richmond Street opposite Peterson Avenue from Mather Park.
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