Bank robbery in Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – Police in Grand Rapids are investigating a bank robbery that took place on the city's northeast side.

Police were called to the Fifth Third Bank on Plainfield Avenue around 1:30 Friday afternoon.

They say a man walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller. The man didn't say anything about a weapon, but the teller followed protocol and handed him some cash. The man took off running.

The teller says the man was African-American, and was wearing a black nylon over his head. He had on a bright blue over-sized coat with tan or gray pants riding low with red, white, and blue boxers showing.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Grand Rapids Police 616-456-3604 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.