By Dee Longfellow
For The Independent
According to local authorities, the FBI is currently in search of a man wearing a red Indiana University sweatshirt who allegedly robbed a bank in Wood Dale on Thursday, April 28.
The Wood Dale Police Department reportedly received a call about 1:20 p.m. about a bank robbery at the Wood Dale Bank and Trust, 171 E. Irving Park Road, according to a news release.
Officers set up a perimeter around the bank but did not locate the suspect, police said.
Police said the man was described as white/male, early to mid 30s, and about 5’11” or 6’ with a medium build. He has brown eyes. A surveillance photo released by police shows the man wearing a dark scarf with a white design over part of the face and a red Indiana University sweatshirt with the hood up. He also was wearing dark sweatpants. Wood Dale Deputy Police Chief Mike Rivas said the suspect was wearing “grayish-dark shoes.”
No information was provided about the amount of money that was stolen. No weapon was displayed, authorities said. No one was reported injured during the incident.
At press time, the suspect was still at large and the FBI was still investigating the robbery. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI’s Chicago office at 312-421-6700 or the Wood Dale Police Department Investigations Division at 630-766-2060.
