Clinton Twp. Police Search for 'Hard Hat' Bank Robber

Clinton Township Police are searching for a white male in his mid 30s who robbed the Fifth Third Bank on Hayes and 18 Mile Friday afternoon.

Wearing a floppy white hat with a yellow hard hat on top and a bright yellow reflective vest, the man entered the bank at 40980 Hayes Road around 3:44 p.m. Friday.

Tellers told police he spent several minutes filling out a deposit slip before approaching the counter. Upon reaching the counter, he passed a note to the teller reading, “This is a hold up.” The note also said that he didn’t want to hurt anyone and ordered that no dye packs put in with the money, according to the police report.

The teller gave him $1,606 in cash, which the suspect put in a duffel bag before walking out. Surveillance video captured the robbery in its entirety.

The man was last seen running across Hayes. Macomb County Sheriff’s K-9 units tracked the man to the cemetery at Hayes and 18 Mile Road before losing the scent, according to the police report.

The suspect is described as a white male in his mid 30s with a long red or blonde ponytail and scruffy facial hair. In addition to the construction gear he was wearing at the time, the man was reported to have been wearing a yellow/green long sleeve shirt, khaki pants, brown boots and black gloves.

Anyone with information about this robbery, or the suspect pictured in these photos is asked to call the police department at 586-493-7840.