Police are looking for a suspect involved in a bank robbery at a Madison Heights Chase Bank and is believed to also be connected to another robbery that occurred earlier in November at a different bank.
Madison Heights police say the suspect attempted to rob the Chase Bank inside Hollywood Markets, 29200 Campbell, on Wednesday, Nov. 21 at 6:35 p.m.
Police say the robber passed a note to the teller, who gave the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect then fled on foot to the parking lot as he was being chased by witnesses. The witnesses say the suspect got away in a purple Dodge Caravan, however, the good Samaritans were able to retrieve the stolen money.
The suspect is believed to be the same culprit allegedly responsible for a robbery at a Madison Heights Chemical Bank on East 12 Mile Road on Saturday, Nov. 17.
Police say the suspect is described as a white male in his 30s or 40s. He's 5 feet, 6 inches tall, thin build and was wearing a blue Adidas hat, black and blue hooded jacket, blue jeans and black shoes. The suspect fled in a late 1990s to early 2000s purple Dodge Caravan with a white fuel door on the driver's side.
If you have information on this case, please contact the Madison Heights Police Department at 248-585-2100.
View photos of the suspect and vehicle below:
