Cash Stolen in Algonquin Bank Robbery

The Algonquin Police Department is investigating a bank robbery reported Wednesday afternoon at Fifth Third Bank in Algonquin, 450 S. Algonquin Road. 

The man accused in the robbery got away with an undetermined amount of cash, according to an Algonquin Police Department press release. 

The man, described as 30 to 40 years old and Hispanic, entered the bank at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, approached a teller and announced the robbery. He implied he had a weapon but did not display it, according to the release.

The bank teller complied with the man's demand and no one was hurt in the robbery. 

The man was last seen fleeing in a north/northeast direction on foot from the bank. He may have gotten into a small red vehicle, heading south on Randall Road. 

Police were able to get surveillance photos of the man accused in the robbery and one of those photos is attached to this article. 

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact the Algonquin Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 847-658-4531 or the Rockford Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 815-987-9833.