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Police nab suspect in Monday bank robbery in Granville

Padilla: No danger to the public, call in anything suspicious

April 06, 2026 at 4:07 pm CDT

Law enforcement responded Monday afternoon to a holdup at the Granville National Bank. Police Chief Michael Padilla said they are searching for the suspect but there was no danger to the public. (Tom Collins)

Authorities have located a suspect believed to have robbed Granville National Bank with a knife on Monday afternoon.

Granville Police Chief Michael Padilla confirmed shortly before 6 p.m. Monday that a suspect had been detained. Additional information, he said, is forthcoming.

Padilla said his department responded to a robbery at 3:06 p.m. Details still are emerging, but Padilla said the suspect brandished a knife and made off with an unspecified amount of currency.

Along with the Granville police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police, Spring Valley Police and Oglesby Police responded to the scene.

Shaw Local News Network spoke with six pedestrians near the scene of the holdup. Most said they heard about the robbery but well after the fact. None of those interviewed witnessed anyone flee.

Padilla said there were no injuries reported.

Padilla and Putnam County Sheriff Joshua Boedigheimer both confirmed federal investigators were en route to the scene.