Ann Arbor police continue to follow leads in Bank of America robbery, but no arrests have been made
Ann Arbor police released these surveillance images of the robbers.
Updated story: Ann Arbor police recover all the cash stolen in Bank of America robbery; no arrests have yet been made
Ann Arbor police say they're continuing to follow leads in Thursday's brazen mid-morning bank robbery, but no arrests have been made.
Police Lt. Angella Abrams said this morning that police do not have any new updates to release on the case today.
Investigators are continuing to follow up leads and released photos of the robbers in the hopes that someone may recognize the clothing or other features.
The two men drove a stolen car to a Bank of America branch in the 3200 block of Eisenhower Parkway at 10:13 a.m. Police said one of the men was armed with a rifle, which was left behind.
One robber fired multiple shots in the direction of the tellers, but no one was injured, police said. After one jumped the counter and grabbed cash, they fled on foot, leaving the stolen Dodge Stratus behind.
They were in and out in about a minute, police said.
The robbers were last seen in the area between Packard and County Farm Park.
Police also said they're continuing to investigate whether the robbery could be linked to two other similar bank robberies last fall.
The first is the Nov. 5, 2009, robbery of the same bank. In that case, two masked men entered just after 9:30 a.m. and stole cash, police said.
Police said the Sept. 22, 2009, robbery of a Chase Bank branch near St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Superior Township also is similar. In that case, two masked men wearing gloves forced employees to the floor and left a stolen car behind when they fled, police said.
In both Thursday's robbery and the Chase Bank robbery, a vehicle stolen from Pittsfield Township was used, police said. Both of last year's similar bank robberies remain unsolved, police said.
The robbers in Thursday's heist were described as black, in their 20s, short and stocky. One was wearing dark-colored sweatpants, a light-colored T-shirt, ski mask, latex gloves and orange tennis shoes. The other was wearing purple basketball shorts, a dark-colored shirt, ski mask, latex gloves and light-colored tennis shoes.
Anyone who has information on last week's bank robbery is asked to call Det. Michael Lencioni at 734-794-6930, ext. 49317, the tip line at 734-794-6939 or e-mail tips@a2gov.org.
Comments
Independent_Thinker
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 2:33 p.m.
Milton, The orange shoes were no doubt integral in the escape of these two, thus should also be banned. Smurf bandanas should also be banned, as the robber last year proved.
Milton Shift
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 2:16 p.m.
Independent_Thinker, It is imperative that we ban ski masks. They are clearly an even greater threat to our children than porch couches. How many more bank tellers will have to be shot at before we enact this common sense legislation?
SuperFreckleFace
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 2:05 p.m.
2 cop cars with flashers were at the bank around 2:30, tow truck, and a car with trunk popped.
Independent_Thinker
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:52 p.m.
Milton, Not sure if your comment is a joke, but I would seriously not be surprised to see a liberal bill attempting such legislation.
Independent_Thinker
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:51 p.m.
Fatso, There already is a solution. It's the same one that has always existed, be responsible for your own security. Sat in shape. Buy a gun, learn how to "really" use it, get your CPL, and protect yourself. The "guvment" cannot protect you. If you think a cop is going to take a bullet for you, you're wrong. Remember, when seconds count, the cops are only several minutes away. Cops do a good job, and have a tough job, but the reality is only you can protect you. My guess is neither of these clowns really knows how to use a gun and would be quickly eliminated by a well trained CPL holder. If your response to me is "I don't want to have to carry a gun" then you are simply blind to the real violence that has always been and always will be present in this world we live in.
Killroy
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 1:35 p.m.
I work right by there and this is the second robbery of the bank in as little as six months. I really hope A2 has a plan... to put a stop to this.
YpsiLivin
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 12:22 p.m.
Bank robberies are among the most-frequently solved crimes. Believe it or not, banks actually expect to get robbed, which is why bank robbers get caught so often. The robbery itself isn't the problem; that they actually fired shots in the bank and then ran off into a neighborhood is why this robbery is getting so much attention. This crew is too foolish to avoid being caught. (Srsly, who wears orange shoes to a robbery?) KeepingItReal: Banks don't disclose how much was stolen, but if the robber only emptied one drawer, he probably didn't get more than a couple thousand dollars, if that. Depending on what he took, he might not have even gotten a thousand bucks. Some bank robbers can net in the low tens-of-thousands of dollars working as a pair and hitting a big bank at the right time, but that's likely only if the nervous guy is the one emptying the drawers and the calm guy is the one holding the shotgun.
Allison
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:58 a.m.
What good thinking, if they kept the car it would have been tracked down and they would have been found by now, they could live in the area and just went home, or like SPM said just another driver a block or two away hop in change clothes take off the masks and no one knows. Hope they are caught and charged.
M.
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:54 a.m.
Milton - I thought you already weren't allowed to wear masks in banks...maybe it was myth but I don't know.
Keepsitreal
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:49 a.m.
So....how much money was actually stolen????
spm
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:46 a.m.
It sounds like they had another car (or getaway driver) waiting somewhere close by to get them out of the area quickly. With a driver all they'd need to do is jump in the car, hunker down and have the third guy drive them calmly out of there.
Kablamo
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 11:41 a.m.
Is it me, or have there been too many "successful" robberies in Ann Arbor lately? This bank hit twice in about the last year and the jewelry heist downtown earlier this year. I don't believe those guys were caught, but could be mistaken. How on earth did these guys get away on foot without being caught. This is unreal.
SuperFreckleFace
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 10:48 a.m.
Business as usual at the bank today, though casual day for employees, security guard posted outside.
Matt
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 10:27 a.m.
I wonder where the stolen car is from, A2 or somewhere else?
Milton Shift
Fri, Oct 22, 2010 : 9:55 a.m.
Ban ski masks.