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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January 1, 2001 HOLIDAY ROBBER ARRESTED KATHLEEN L. McCHESNEY, SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) AND TERRY G. HILLIARD, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT (CPD), ANNOUNCE THE ARREST OF REGINALD D. JOHNSON, AGE 44, OF 732 EAST 87TH PLACE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. JOHNSON, WHO HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN EXTENSIVE MANHUNT BY THE FBI AND CPD SINCE BEING IDENTIFIED LATE LAST WEEK AS THE "HOLIDAY ROBBER", WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING BY THE CPD, WITHOUT INCIDENT, AT 447 EAST 91ST STREET. ACTING ON A TIP RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC, CPD OFFICERS DISCOVERED JOHNSON INSIDE THE EAST 91ST STREET LOCATION, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 A.M. HE READILY IDENTIFIED HIMSELF TO THE ARRESTING OFFICERS AND WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. JOHNSON WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED OVER TO THE FBI'S VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE (VCTF), WHICH IS COMPRISED OF FBI SPECIAL AGENTS, CHICAGO POLICE DETECTIVES AND COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICERS. THE VCTF HAS BEEN LEADING IN THE SEARCH FOR JOHNSON, WHO IS BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MANY AS ELEVEN BANK ROBBERIES IN THE CHICAGO AREA, DATING TO MID NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR. JOHNSON WAS CHARGED FRIDAY IN A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN CHICAGO, WITH THREE SEPARATE ROBBERIES. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (MCC) IN CHICAGO, PENDING AN APPEARANCE BEFORE U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE GERALDINE SOAT BROWN, SOMETIME TOMORROW. |
