Man Police Say Is Serial Bank Robber Arraigned in Federal Court

Authorities say a 49-year-old Madison Heights man robbed several area banks, including four in Royal Oak, since December.

Derrick Dwayne Sebree, a 49-year-old Madison Heights man, was arraigned Thursday in Federal Court on charges related to Wednesday's bank robbery in Royal Oak and seven others. Sebree faces eight charges of bank robbery each carrying a 20-year maximum sentence under federal law. U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Laurie Michelson ordered him held, pending a detention hearing scheduled for today at 1 p.m., according to Royal Oak Police.  Police said Sebree robbed the TCF Bank located at 1811 Crooks at about 12:41 p.m. Wednesday, which led to a police pursuit through Berkley, Beverly Hills and Southfield. The pursuit ended with an arrest on 11 Mile Road west of Greenfield when the man's vehicle struck a Southfield patrol car. Additional …

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Watch Royal Oak Police Nab Suspected Serial Bank Robber

A Royal Oak patrol car can be seen chasing down the suspect in six bank robbery cases.

Royal Oak police were involved in a car chase Wednesday afternoon that ended with a bank robbery suspect being taken into custody without further incident. This video, courtesy of the Royal Oak Police Department, is from the dashboard video camera in one of the city’s high-technology patrol cars. The police pursuit went through multiple communities with Beverly Hills, Berkley and Southfield officers assisting. “I want to commend the officers involved in pursuit,” said Royal Oak Police Chief Corrigan O’Donohue. “It was a dangerous pursuit. The weather was bad and they used good tactics and judgment.” Royal Oak police have also been working closely with the FBI and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department since Dec. 26 when the PNC Bank on …

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3:09 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2013

I also have a story, I picked up a Sunday paper and decided to stop at quiet Subway on Telegraph in Pontiac for lunch before continuing to Dixieland. I was wearing a raincoat and was the only customer. I place my tray down and I hear a familiar sound I would rather not have heard while standing with my back was to the door. The sound was the click,lound clack of a shotgun racking. I slowly raise …   more ›

Police Release New Photo of 'Serial Bank Robber'

A man who robbed a Main Street bank on Feb. 22 is believed to be a suspect in five other area robberies.

'Serial Bank Robber' Strikes in Royal Oak for Third Time

A man who robbed a Main Street bank on Feb. 22 is believed to be a suspect in five other area robberies.

A Royal Oak bank is the latest target of a "serial bank robber," according to Federal Bureau of Investigations officials.  On Feb. 22, a man entered the Citizen’s Bank at 800 S. Main St. with a handgun and got away with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect matches the description of a masked man believed to have robbed several banks in the area, according to FBI spokesperson Simon Shaykhet. Since December, five other banks in Oakland County, including two on Main Street in Royal Oak, have been robbed. The other robberies occurred in Madison Heights, Berkley and Birmingham.  Police Chief Corrigan O'Donohue said at this time the Royal Oak Police Department does not have a lot of details to release on Friday's bank robbery.   "We are …

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