8/28/13 - Police in Fowlerville are investigating the armed robbery of a downtown bank Tuesday morning. Police were called out shortly before 11am to the Chase Bank located at 118 Grand River near Grand Avenue. Police Chief Tom Couling says a black male subject with a medium build, approximately 6 feet tall entered the bank wearing all black and a ski mask and displayed a weapon before demanding that money be placed in a bag. Couling tells WHMI the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money as a result of the robbery and a black semi-automatic pistol was displayed. The suspect fled the scene in a burgundy Buick Park Avenue, somewhere between a 1998 and 2004 model year. Couling says they do not know which way the suspect fled but last have him in a nearby parking lot. He says theyâre being assisted by the Livingston County Sheriffâs Department, Michigan State Police and the FBI. Anyone with information or who may have noticed the suspect or vehicle is asked to call Fowlerville Police at 517-223-8711. (JM)
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