Bandit Disguised As 'Doctor' Knocks Off Fox Lake Bank

Caption: Surveillance photo of suspect in PNC Bank branch robbery in Fox Lake, IL, on Feb. 24, 2015.

Written by Lorraine Swanson

A man decked out in medical garb decked out in medical garb knocked off a Fox Lake on money, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The FBI said that a white man in his late twenties walked into the PNC Bank at 66 Grand Ave. in Fox Lake around 1:47 p.m. Monday.

Bank employees described the man as 5-feet-9-inches tall, with a thin medium build. His face was covered with a white surgical mask and he wore jeans, a dark blue hooded jacket, blue examination gloves and white athletic shoes, according to the description on the FBI-run website BanditTrackerChicago.

The Northwest Herald reported that the bandit escaped in a red van.

The man did not display a weapon. The FBI described the heist as a non-takeover robbery.

The bandit doesn’t have a nickname.

Anyone who recognizes the man in this photo or has any information about the robbery is asked to call the FBI’s Chicago office at 312-421-6700.