NORTHBROOK, Ill. - A suburban man was arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars from a Northbrook bank after spraying tellers with pepper spray and a fire extinguisher last month.

The bank robbery happened on May 28 at a Huntington Bank in the 1200 block of Meadow Road, according to federal court documents.

What we know:

Around 9:30 a.m., Northbrook police responded to the bank for an armed robbery.

A bank teller told police they saw an unknown person enter the bank with a "water gun" and a black bag. The suspect had long black dreadlocks, and wore dark clothing.

The suspect allegedly sprayed the two tellers inside the bank with a liquid, later determined to be pepper spray, according to court documents.

One of the tellers asked the suspect, "Dude, are you okay?" but

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