A press release from the McHenry Police Department:

McHENRY POLICE INVESTIGATE FIRST MIDWEST BANK ROBBER

On Friday evening, December 14th, 2018 at approximately 4:00 p.m., the McHenry Police responded to the First Midwest Bank, located at 4502 W. Crystal Lake Rd. for the report of a robbery.

Officers arrived on the scene, secured the area and confirmed that a robbery had just occurred.

During the course of the robbery, one male offender entered into the First Midwest Bank through the front door.

The offender approached the teller counter and passed a note to the teller demanding currency.

Details of any currency being taken is undisclosed at this time.

During the course of the robbery NO weapon was displayed.

The offender fled on foot (last seen) Northbound from the front door of the First Midwest Bank.

No injuries were reported during the course of the incident.

The offender is described as follows:

White male possibly in his 30’s, approximately 6 feet tall with an average build. He is described as
wearing a two tone grey zip-up hooded sweatshirt, with a light grey front/back and dark grey
sleeves, a two tone grey hat with white lettering. The hat was dark grey on top with a light grey
brim. Grey pants and grey shoes. He was also seen wearing dark sunglasses with silver rims.
The subject had a goatee and mustache.

The Rockford office of the Federal Bureau of Investigations was notified of the incident and will be assisting in the investigation.

The McHenry Police are asking for the assistance of the community in identifying the offender of this crime.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division of the McHenry Police Department at 815-363-2599.

Those wishing to pass along anonymous information are encouraged to call the McHenry Police Tip line at 815-363-2124. All
calls made to the tip line are anonymous as Caller ID is not used.

The robbery investigation is ongoing and evidence collected from the scene will be examined.

No offender has been taken into custody and no suspects have been identified as of the date of this release.