Crime & Safety
Tattooed Man Robs Oak Forest Bank
Oak Forest police and FBI are searching for a man who implied he was armed, then robbed CNB Bank near 159th and Central Avenue late Wednesday morning. The man displayed "prominent" tattoos on both arms.
A man robbed an Oak Forest branch of CNB Bank and Trust, 5459 W. 159th St. Wednesday, authorities said.
The man entered the bank around 11:45 a.m., alluded to a handgun and robbed the facility, according to Oak Forest Police Deputy Chief Dominic D'Ambrosio.
Initial reports describe the suspect as a white male, estimated at 35 years old and approximately 5-feet, 7-inches tall, roughly 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red skull cap, a navy shirt or hoodie with heavy white print on the front and stonewashed blue jeans. Both arms show "prominent" tattoos. He was seen getting into a navy pickup truck with temporary license plate beginning in #40, headed eastbound. Further description is still forthcoming.
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No one was injured in the incident. It is unclear how much money was stolen from the bank.
Oak Forest police and FBI are investigating, D'Ambrosio said.
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It was the second robbery of the day, authorities said. A TCF Bank branch in Woodridge was robbed around the same time.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact the FBI at (312)421-6700, or .
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