'Change Up Bandits' Wanted For Robbing Three Chicago Area Banks
(STMW) -- The FBI is asking for the public's help in identifying a pair of bank robbers, dubbed the "Change Up Bandits," who are the suspects of four robberies at three Chicago area banks.
A man and woman are suspected of robbing the banks, each time changing their disguises, according to a statement from the FBI.
The robberies occurred:
12:18 p.m. Dec. 31, 2014 and 11:25 a.m. August 3 at Community Bank, 1001 Lake St., Oak Park.
August 28 at Byline Bank, 601 N. Harlem Ave., Oak Park
September 23 at U.S. Bank, 6700 W. North Ave.
The man is described as a 35 to 49-year-old, 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-1, 200-pound black man, the FBI said.
The woman is described as a 20 to 25-year-old, 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-7, Hispanic woman with a large build, the FBI said.
During the Dec. 31, 2014 Community Bank robbery, the man wore winter clothes "from head to toe," approached a bank employee and "made a threatening demand for money," according to the statement.
In the second Community Bank robbery, the same man was dressed as a woman, and he brought the woman suspect with him to act as look out, according to the statement.
The suspects displayed a gun in both of the Community Bank robberies.
The man wore a head covering and sunglasses during the Byline Bank robbery, according to the statement.
During the U.S. Bank robbery, the woman dressed as a man wearing a fake mustache, baseball cap, sunglasses and a sweatshirt, according to the statement.
Both suspects are considered armed and dangerous, the FBI said.
Anyone with information is asked to call 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
