Crime & Safety

FBI Hunting Suspect in Olympia Fields Bank Robbery

The man brandished a semi-automatic weapon when robbing the Fifth Third Bank.

OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL — The FBI is searching for a man they say robbed a bank in Olympia Fields Thursday morning.

Authorities say the man, who was described as black and about 5-foot-10 to 6-foot tall, was wearing a gray ski mask, black hooded sweatshirt with a multicolored front, dark jeans and black shoes with white soles, and flashed a semi-automatic weapon while robbing the Fifth Third Bank at 2440 Lincoln Hwy.

The FBI believes he fled in a getaway car.

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