MPD: 66-year-old arrested after bank robbery on Government Street

UPDATE: Mobile police have arrested 66-year-old Michael Smith in connection with the robbery. Police said Smith left the bank without any money and he was located a short distance away on Ann Street.

Police charged Smith with third-degree robbery.

Jail records show Smith has been booked into Metro Jail 98 times since the 1980s. Most of those arrests were on theft charges.

Smith is due in court Wednesday for a bond hearing.

ORIGINAL STORY:

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile police officers have responded to a bank robbery at the PNC Bank branch at 1402 Government Street.

According to the Mobile Police Department, officers interviewed bank employees, who stated that an unknown male entered the bank and demanded money from the tellers.

Investigators said the subject fled the scene prior to police arrival. A person of interest matching the description of the subject, as captured on security footage, was detained a short distance away without further incident, police said.

The MPD said this remains an active investigation, and no further information will be released at this time