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Police Seek Bank Robbery Suspect With Rhinestone Encrusted Glasses [PHOTO]

PLYMOUTH TWP. (WWJ) - Police are searching for a bank robber who has a flashy sense of style.

The robbery happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday at the PNC Bank on Ann Arbor Road, just east of I-275 in Plymouth Township.

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Surveillance photo shows robbery suspect (police handout)

Police say the suspect, a black male believed to be 25- to 30-years-old, entered he bank and handed a teller a note demanding money.

After he got the cash, the suspect fled the scene in burgundy Oldsmobile Alero.

No one was injured.

The suspect is described as approximately 6'0" tall with a medium build. He was wearing a long-sleeved grey pull-over shirt, dark pants and a red baseball hat with the Chiefs logo on the front.

The suspect was also wearing white-framed sunglasses encrusted with rhinestones.

Police say the vehicle appears to be a model year from the early 2000. It has a spoiler on the trunk and factory chrome wheels.

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A vehicle similar to the suspect's -- not his actual vehicle. (police handout)

 

Anyone who recognizes the suspect or who has any other information is urged to make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. You can also submit a tip online at 1800speakup.org or text: CSM and your tip to 274637.

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