Crime & Safety
Handgun Flashed In Tinley Park Bank Robbery, Suspect At Large: FBI
The robbery happened Friday at 5 p.m., at Fifth Third Bank at 167th and Harlem.
TINLEY PARK, IL — A suspect in a bank robbery in Tinley Park Friday evening remains at large, the FBI said Monday.
A male suspect reportedly flashed a handgun, and made a verbal demand for money in the bank robbery Friday evening at 167th Street and Harlem Avenue.
Tinley Park Police were called around 5 p.m. to a Fifth Third Bank branch at 16700 S. Harlem Ave., police said.
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The suspect is described as a male of slim build, 5 foot, 6 inches tall. He was wearing a dark-colored windbreaker with matching pants, gloves, a hat and a face mask. Surveillance images of the suspect were not available Monday.
No injuries were reported, said FBI Public Affairs Officer Special Agent Siobhan Johnson.
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Further information is not available as of Monday afternoon. The public can report tips (even anonymously) at (312)421-6700 and tips.fbi.gov.
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