Two Branches Of Same Bank Robbed Within Minutes

January 6, 2012 1:07 PM

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Two branches of the same bank in the West Town area were robbed, apparently by the same person, just minutes apart Friday morning.

The first robbery happened at 9:14 a.m. at the North Community Bank branch at 1555 N. Damen Ave., according to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. The robber, who did not have a weapon, announced the robbery and gave a note to a teller, she said.

About 9:22 a.m., a man matching the same description — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — robbed the North Community Bank branch at 1600 W. Chicago Ave. in the same way, Kubiak said. The branches are located about 11/2 miles from each other.

No one was injured in either robbery.

There have been at least three bank robberies in the city this year. Thursday, a woman robbed one bank branch on the West Side after she attempted to rob a different bank on the Northwest Side.

There were at least 114 bank robberies in the Chicago area in 2011, down from 2010’s 181 bank robberies, according to the FBI.

Two Branches Of Same Bank Robbed Within Minutes

Pathetic!

There is absolutely no excuse for these bank’s lack of armed security. These robbers, at least better than 75% of them, should be shot in the back of the head as they make their way to the exit! It seems that banks are the easiest score for a robbery, when it should be the exact opposite. Maybe the government should require armed security for banks to be insured with my tax dollars.(The FDIC) 114 robberies in one year? UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!

Afro

Agree with Pathetic and in this case where he had no weapon the teller should have been able to pull out her own gun from the drawer and shoot him right in the middle of the face.

carole

SUre, block my comments. MORONS>
Leroy Goldberg

a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing — a short, black man in his 20s wearing dark clothing —

N.M.N.
very interesting

all banks should have double sets of doors made of bullet proof glass so when the bad attempt to exit they can be locked in simply by pushing a button from anywhere in the bank,do the same with rear eployee exit as well.