The Chicagoist will be launching later but in the meantime please enjoy our archives.

"Playboy Bandit" Caught

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 27, 2008 5:00PM

An Oak Lawn man arrested after robbing a Burbank bank may be the "Playboy Bandit" that authorities have been hunting. Edward Guajardo, 48, is charged in a robbery Tuesday afternoon. After making off with over $6,000 in cash, Guajardo and two other men fled in a car and a high-speed chase ensued. It ended when Guajardo's car crashed into Chicago police car at 63rd Street and Cicero Avenue. All three men were taken into custody but only Guajardo has been charged.

Though not yet charged with any other holdups, Guajardo appears to be the heavyset man who robbed two other banks, including a Charter One branch in Alsip Sept. 11, the FBI said.

Officials said Guajardo's large frame, the type of handgun he used and three baseball caps in his possession match that of the "Playboy Bandit" -- so named because of a cap bearing the Playboy rabbit logo that the robber wore in at least one earlier robbery.

No word if Guajardo ironically had a stash of Hustler magazines in his apartment.