U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation |
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December 20, 2000 Bank Robberies Continue; Holiday Robber Count At 10 Kathleen L. McChesney, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that the FBI is investigating the robbery earlier today, of two Chicago area banks. The first robbery occurred at approximately 11:30 A.M., when an individual believed to be the "Holiday Robber" escaped with an undetermined amount of money from the Corus Bank, 530 Torrence Avenue, Calumet City, Illinois. After entering the bank, the robber approached a teller and handed her a note demanding money. The note implied that the robber was armed and threatened the teller with physical harm if his demands were not met. The robber fled the bank on foot and was described by witnesses as a black/male, 35-40 years of age, 6'0" tall, medium build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and white skull cap. No injuries were reported. The Calumet City Police Department is assisting with the investigation. The "Holiday Robber" is now suspected of involvement in ten separate robberies in the Chicago area, dating to November 18th. The second theft of the day occurred at approximately 12:30 P.M., when the Midwest Bank, 300 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago was robbed of an undetermined amount of currency. According to witnesses, the robber entered the bank and approached a teller, handing her a note announcing a robbery. After a brief struggle with the teller, the robber fled the bank on foot. Although his note implied that he was armed, no weapon was displayed and no injuries were reported. The robber was described as a black/male, 30-35 years of age, 6'2" tall, 175 pounds, black hair, brown eyes with a mustache. He was wearing a dark colored jacket and red ski cap. The Chicago Police are assisting with the investigation. Anyone with information about either robbery is asked to call the FBI at (312) 431-1333. This brings to 106 the number of bank robberies so far this year in the six county metropolitan area. |
