ROBBER FLEES AFTER HOLDING UP FIRST NATIONAL BANK

A bandit robbed the First National Bank in downtown Joliet Wednesday of an undetermined amount of cash after handing a note to a teller that demanded the money and implied that he had a gun.

The suspect is described as a tall, slender black male, between 20 and 25 years of age, with short dark curly hair, a goatee and mustache.

FBI spokesman Bob Long said the robber entered the lobby of the bank about 11 a.m. and handed the note to a teller. After getting the money, estimated at between $2,000 and $4,000, the man walked out of the building and apparently fled on foot.

“Right now we’re looking for a lone individual,” Long said.