Investigators believe bank robberies may be related.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Department is investigating a bank robbery in Washington Township. Investigators said a man entered the Best Bank at 64660 Van Dyke around 2:50 p.m. and handed the teller a handwritten note demanding cash. The man fled the bank with an undetermined amount of cash. The Best Bank was previously robbed on May 29, 2012, and investigators said in a news release that they believe the robberies may be related. The thief is described as an older white man with grey hair. Witnesses said he was wearing glasses. Anyone with information is asked to call the Macomb County Sheriff's Department at 586-291-1673.
A Shelby Township couple has won a state Court of Appeals ruling that throws out a foreclosure attempt by JP Morgan Chase Bank due to the bank’s failure to record its interest in the mortgage after buying it.
A man disguised as a woman robbed a Shelby Township bank Monday afternoon, according to The Macomb Daily.
A man disguised as a woman and wearing a “Mexican fiesta dress” robbed the Charter One Bank Monday afternoon, according to The Macomb Daily. The paper reported the man allegedly took $2,500 in cash, which he stuffed into a purse when he fled the bank on Van Dyke Avenue, north of 22 Mile Road. Witnesses told police the man was black, about 6 feet 1 inches tall, and weighed about 250 pounds, according to The Macomb Daily. He was also described as wearing a black wig, large sunglasses, white gloves and the colorful dress. Anyone with information is asked to call the Shelby Township police at 586-731-2121.
