BMO Harris Bank Robber In Joliet Captured During Traffic Stop: Police

JOLIET, IL — The Joliet Police Department announced said 35-year-old Joliet resident Benito Delgado is now in the Will County Jail facing bank robbery charges following Monday's crime in downtown Joliet at the BMO Harris bank on North Chicago Street.

Delgado is being kept in custody on a charge of financial institution robbery.

According to Joliet police spokesman Dwayne English, detectives working alongside federal law enforcement identified Delgado as their suspect in the robbery at BMO bank.

"It is believed that Delgado had stolen over $2,000," English said. "Detectives learned that Delgado had been arrested on unrelated traffic charges in another jurisdiction on April 22. Delgado was transported to the Joliet Police Department for questioning before eventually being processed and transferred to the Will County Adult Detention Facility."

Previously, Joliet police said the crime happened at 1:53 p.m. Monday. Officers responded to a robbery at BMO bank at 78 N. Chicago St. and learned that a man entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash. No weapons were displayed during the incident, and no injuries were reported.

Delgado was also in the Will County Jail in 2015, 2017 and 2018.