FBI seeks tips in robbery of ATM technician by group in ski masks in Lake in the Hills

The FBI’s Chicago Field Office has released photos of an ATM robbery Tuesday night as officials seek the public’s help in the case.

The Lake in the Hills Police Department said Tuesday night via the department’s Facebook page that an ATM technician was robbed by a group of men in ski masks while servicing a machine Tuesday evening.

Police were called just after 6 p.m. to the Bank of America branch at 240 N. Randall Road, Lake in the Hills. Investigators said several people wearing all black, ski masks and gloves arrived in a dark-colored, newer-model four-door sedan with tinted windows as the ATM was being serviced.

According to the FBI, no weapon was displayed or implied during the theft, and no physical injuries were reported. The suspects fled in an unknown direction on Randall Road in the sedan.

Officials did not reveal what amount of cash may have been taken in the theft.

The public can report tips, including anonymously, to the FBI at 312-421-6700 or at tips.fbi.gov. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available to bankrobbers.fbi.gov, according to a news release.

Information also can be shared with anyone with the Lake in the Hills Police Department at 847-658-5676. Ask to speak to a supervisor.

Those with information also can anonymously text TIP LITHPD to 888777. A confirmation message will let texters know they connected to Lake in the Hills police and that the tip was received.