CHICAGO —The FBI-Chicago Field Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying an unknown serial bank robber dubbed the “Bare Chested Bandit,” who is alleged to have robbed three banks in the Chicago-Loop area.
Although he wore a different disguise for each robbery, “this is the first incident in recent years where we have observed a suspect changing clothes on public transportation,” the FBI said in a written statement.
Just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, the FBI and local law enforcement responded to a bank robbery at the Citibank branch, 100 S. Michigan Ave. in downtown Chicago. According to the feds, the suspect previously robbed the Citibank at 180 N. Michigan mid-morning on Sept. 16. The purported bandit returned to the same branch a few days later, on the afternoon of Sept. 19.
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In Monday’s bank heist, law enforcement said the suspect passed a note to a teller demanding funds. The suspect is alleged to have made a violent threat before grabbing the cash and fleeing on foot. A surveillance photo shows the suspect running through an alley.
The “Bare Chested Bandit” is a white male in his 30s, around 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a medium build. He was wearing a plaid patterned jacket, a white collared shirt, light color jeans, black hair, mirrored sunglasses with black frames, and black and white athletic shoes.
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The suspect is also reported to have an armband tattoo, but did have any other visible injuries or scars, the FBI said.
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The public can report tips (even anonymously) at 312-421-6700 and tips.fbi.gov. Additional releasable information will be posted to bankrobbers.fbi.gov as available.
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