Teen charged in Winnetka bank robbery suspected in 2nd heist

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Friday, December 11, 2015
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Surveillance footage from a Winnetka bank robbery Friday morning.
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WINNETKA, Ill. (WLS) -- A teenager charged with robbing a bank in north suburban Winnetka is now suspected in a second bank robbery.



Arden Metalitz surrendered to police on Wednesday. Officers say a surveillance photo shows the 19-year-old robbing a Chase Bank last month.



This week, police questioned two women who were seen in a car with her shortly after that robbery.



Those two women say Metalitz also robbed a bank in west suburban Elmhurst in October. The women said she asked them to be her getaway drivers.



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