(CREDIT: FBI)

A 58-year-old Aurora man is charged with threatening murder and robbing the BMO Harris Bank on North Lake Street of $3,393.

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According to the Chicago office of the FBI, Lester N. Bernard, 58, of Aurora walked into the bank at around 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, and handed a bank teller a note which said: “This is a stick up don’t make it a murder! I have a gun! Put the cash in this bag on the counter! No dye packs or u die! And no sudden movements.”

According to the FBI, Bernard then said, “I have a gun. Give me the money. Don’t look at the security guard.”

Reports in The Beacon-News and Daily Herald said two Aurora firefighters and the bank’s protection officer pursued Bernard and detained him in a nearby parking lot until police arrived.

Bernard had an initial appearance before a federal judge Monday (Sept. 17, 2018).

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SOURCE: FBI, media reports