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'Takeover' Bandit Robs Wicker Park Bank

(STMW) -- A man robbed a bank Friday morning in the Wicker Park neighborhood on the North Side.

The man, who displayed a black pistol, robbed the North Community Bank branch at 1555 N. Damen Ave. about 10 a.m., according to the FBI.

The FBI described the incident as a "takeover robbery."

The suspect is described as a 25 to 30-year-old black man between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-6, according to the FBI. He was wearing a gray hoodie, sunglasses, jeans and a black mask.

Anyone 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 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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