Gunman flees West Bloomfield bank with large sum of cash

By: Mark Vest | West Bloomfield Beacon | Published September 7, 2024

 Police are looking for an armed suspect who robbed Fifth Third Bank.

Police are looking for an armed suspect who robbed Fifth Third Bank.

Photo provided by the West Bloomfield Township Police Department

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An armed robbery suspect is on the loose after stealing a large sum of cash, according to a press release from the West Bloomfield Police Department.

At around 10:38 a.m. Sept. 6, police received a 911 call about an armed robbery that had just occurred at Fifth Third Bank, located at 4747 Haggerty Road.

According to a preliminary investigation, the suspect is an unknown male who is approximately 6 feet tall.

He was wearing an “old man” Halloween mask with gray hair and had on blue latex gloves, a light-gray hooded sweatshirt, khaki pants and white sneakers with neon stripes on them, and he was carrying a black umbrella with yellow smiley-face polka dots, according to the release.

The suspect was allegedly seen with a pistol and left in an unknown direction by unknown means.

No injuries were reported.

“Officers are continuing to investigate,” the release states.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call (248) 975-8934.

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