PEORIA, Ill. -- A 13-year-old boy used a handgun to rob a Peoria bank today before police caught him hiding in a nearby garage after a foot chase, authorities said.
The boy fled the bank on Peoria's South Side with the handgun and a bag of money wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a red bandana on his face, police said.
Police apprehended him 36 minutes after the robbery was reported.
The money bag contained a red dye pack that had exploded, police said. The boy's sweatshirt was covered with red dye.
Authorities found the gun and money near where they arrested the boy.
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The boy fled the bank on Peoria's South Side with the handgun and a bag of money wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a red bandana on his face, police said.
Police apprehended him 36 minutes after the robbery was reported.
The money bag contained a red dye pack that had exploded, police said. The boy's sweatshirt was covered with red dye.
Authorities found the gun and money near where they arrested the boy.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04/boy-rob-bank-peoria.html
