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Men In Wigs, Face Paint Rob Lansing Bank

(CBS/STMW) -- Two men in face paint and wigs and another man in a mask robbed a bank in south suburban Lansing Friday afternoon, according to the FBI.

They entered the Great Lakes Bank branch at 18120 Torrence Avenue about 3:50 p.m. and announced a robbery while displaying a handgun, the FBI said.

The FBI describes the incident as a "takeover bank robbery."

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Surveillance image showing suspects in a Lansing bank robbery on Friday, July 25. / photo from FBI

The suspects are described as black men about 6 feet tall with black hair and brown eyes, the FBI said. They were wearing wigs and paint on their faces.

Anybody with information about the robbery is asked to contact the FBI's Chicago office at (312) 421-6700.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2014. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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