Citizens Bank robbed this morning, deputies say

By Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Tue, Apr 26, 2011 : 10:23 a.m.

A surveillance camera captured this image of a bank robber at the Citizens Bank in Ypsilanti Township this morning.

Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies are investigating a bank robbery reported this morning at Citizens Bank at 3075 Washtenaw Avenue in Ypsilanti Township, sheriff's department spokesman Derrick Jackson said.

A robber entered the bank, displayed a handgun and demanded money, Jackson said in an emailed release. The robber then left the bank with an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot, Jackson said.

It marks the second time the bank has been robbed in five weeks. The bank also was robbed the morning of March 22

Anyone with information can call the sheriff's department's tip line at (734) 973-7711.