Bloomington police responded to an attempted bank robbery at Chase Bank on College Avenue at noon Saturday.
The suspect, Lorin Predovich, a 42-year-old white male, is currently in custody. He entered the bank wearing a surgical mask and rubber gloves, Sgt. Steve Kellams said. He told a bank teller he had a bomb and if the teller didn’t give him money, he would detonate it.
The teller gave him an undisclosed amount of money and the suspect left the bank. Police were notified of the incident soon after. A citizen noticed the suspect leaving Chase Bank and followed him on foot, notifying police of his location. Kellams said police arrested the suspect outside of Kilroy’s Sports Bar at 12:06 p.m.
When Predovich was taken into custody, he did not have a bomb or weapons on his person, but he was in possession of a Colorado driver's license, Kellams said. The police did recover the stolen money and will book Predovich for robbery and intimidation, level 3 and level 6 felonies respectively.
The investigation is ongoing.
Alexa Chryssovergis
