Crime & Safety

Heartland Bank in Minooka Robbed By Pistol-Packing Bandits

The two crooks took over the Minooka bank and robbed it.

MINOOKA, IL — Two masked gunmen stuck up the Heartland Bank in Minooka Wednesday morning.

The crooks struck shortly before 11 a.m. and took over the bank on Bob Blair Road, said FBI Special Agent Garrett Croon.

The bandits absconded with cash and remain at large.

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FBI agents were still at the bank Wednesday afternoon.

Surveillance photos of the masked men were expected to be released.

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