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Suspected Bank Robber Crashes, Caught

Nov 23, 2018 | 9:39 AM

He robbed banks in the suburbs, then tried a carjacking in Detroit. Now that man will be arraigned for the carjacking, and the bank robberies.

Police looking for suspect involved in 2 Madison Heights bank robberies
approached the suspect’s home in Warren when they saw him enter a vehicle.

The man sped off and officers chased him to Wayne State University’s campus.

The suspect lost control and crashed.

Police say the man got out of the car and ran into a parking lot, where he attempted to carjack a student.

Police caught him.

The man is expected to be arraigned in Oakland County.

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