The Wheaton Bandit is a bank robber who has not been identified. He is believed to have committed up to 16 robberies at banks in Wheaton, Illinois, between 2002 and 2006. At the time of the crimes, he was thought to be between 25 and 35 years old. He always wore a hood or ski mask and changed his clothing for each robbery. He held his trigger finger along the side of the gun instead of on the trigger, a position that shows he may have received training with firearms. The outlines of his jackets showed he likely wore a bulletproof vest.

Reported sightings

There were at least two times when the Wheaton Bandit was seen without hiding his face. In late December 2004, an unknown man entered the MidAmerica Bank in Glen Ellyn but did not make a transaction. The bank’s security cameras recorded him. Two weeks later, in January 2005, the Wheaton Bandit robbed the same bank. The man from December matched the physical description of the robber. On November 29, 2006, a witness saw a suspicious man in the parking lot of the Fifth Third Bank one hour before it was robbed. The witness helped police create a drawing of the person.

After the drawing of the parking lot man was shared with the public on December 11, 2006, the robber stopped committing crimes. No more reports of the Wheaton Bandit were made. Even though a $50,000 reward was offered for information about the robber, the five-year time limit for legal charges on the bank robbery ended on December 7, 2011.