Elburn bank robbery suspect arrested
Posted April 24, 2018 1:00 am
An Elburn bank was robbed Tuesday morning, but police quickly caught the suspect.
Elburn police reported that an Old Second National branch, 749 N. Main St., was robbed at 10:19 a.m. by a man who implied he had a gun.
Employees gave him a bank bag of cash, and the man left in a vehicle.
Officers pursued the vehicle, and the suspect surrendered at Keslinger Road and I-88. Keslinger crosses I-88, but the bridge is closed for construction.
Elburn police identified the man as Robert J. Johnson Jr., 33, of Machesney Park.
Police said they recovered a gun they believe Johnson threw out of the car.
The investigation has been turned over to the FBI.
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