Mt. Prospect bank robbed
Mount Prospect police are searching for a man who held up a Chase Bank during rush hour Wednesday evening.
According to police, the man walked into the Chase Bank at 1190 S. Elmhurst Road at about 5:30 p.m., approached a teller and demanded money.
Police said the man implied he had a gun, and the teller turned over an undisclosed amount of cash. The subject then left the bank and fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Police said there were no injuries among bank employees or customers in connection with the robbery. However, they said, the teller was checked out by paramedics as a precaution.
The male is described to be in his 20s, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with brown hair and wearing a black leather jacket that is three-quarters in length. He was also wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with a non-specific print visible on the collar, blue jeans and newer, white tennis shoes.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations have joined in on the investigation.
Officials are asking anyone with information regarding the robbery to contact the Mt. Prospect Police Department at (847) 870-5656.