November 14, 11

NEWS / Robbery of Metropolitan Bank Branch in Lyons

Below are bank surveillance photos from a bank robbery in Lyons, Illinois. The details are as follows:

On Thursday, November 10, 2011, around 4:20 p.m., a lone white/Hispanic male entered the Metropolitan Bank, 8744 Ogden Avenue, Lyons, IL. He walked up to the teller counter, handed the teller a note announcing a bank robbery, and threatened harm if his demands for cash were not met. He implied he had a weapon, but none was observed. After getting an undisclosed amount of cash, the robber fled the bank on foot. No injuries were reported as a result of this robbery.

The robber was further described as follows:

Brown hair, approximately 5’10” in height, 150-160 lbs., wearing a dark blue pullover sweatshirt.

Anyone having any information regarding this robbery is asked to call the Chicago Office of the FBI at 312-421-6700 or the Lyons, Illinois Police Department.

Additional information about this and other unsolved Chicago area bank robbery cases, including downloadable photos, are available at the Bandit Tracker Chicago website at www.bandittrackerchicago.com.

http://www.fbi.gov/chicago/press-releases/2011/robbery-of-metropolitan-bank-branch-in-lyons