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AAPD searching for suspect in NBD Bank robbery

The search is on for a man who walked into an NBD Bank branch Wednesday, handed the teller a note and walked out with an envelope full of money.

The man was described by witnesses as 25-35 years old and 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-6, said Ann Arbor Police Department Sgt. Phil Scheel. He was wearing round-rimmed wire glasses, a blue jacket and a blue hat.

Scheel indicated that the man walked into the bank, located at 3500 Washtenaw Ave., at around 1:50 p.m. He then approached the teller and handed over an envelope with something scrawled on it. The teller promptly filled the envelope with an undisclosed amount of cash and returned it to the man.

The thief escaped on foot but probably had a car waiting somewhere nearby, Scheel said, as tracking dogs lost his scent soon after starting a pursuit.

Anyone with information is requested to call AAPD at 994-2880 or the confidential tip line at 996-3199.

Basketball junkie arrested, committed to psychiatric ward

Any fan of college basketball has had dreams of being out on the Crisler Arena floor and dunking over the opposition. One man made those dreams a reality Tuesday morning, at least in his own mind.

Sometime after 8 o'clock that morning, the man set up a table near one of the Crisler Arena backboards and repeatedly climbed on the table and jumped off, dunking a basketball through the rim, over and over again. Department of Public Safety reports indicate that the man's leaps and dunks were forceful enough to damage the table he was using as a pedestal.

When DPS officers arrived on the scene, they found the man speaking incoherently. The officers transported the man to the University Psychiatric Emergency Room where he was involuntarily committed.

The man is not a University student.

Also at Crisler Arena, a framed, autographed picture of the men's basketball team was stolen from the supervisor's office Tuesday night. The picture was taken sometime during the game against Michigan State, a 29-point rout for the Wolverines.

Police have no suspects in their investigation.

$6,550 worth of video equipment stolen

Two camcorders and a lens, with an estimated value of $5,000, were taken from the G.G. Brown Building on North Campus over the weekend.

The camcorders had been kept in a locked cabinet in Room 3121 of the building.

Police have no suspects in their investigation.

Also, Room 1004 of the Art and Architecture building was broken into over the weekend. DPS reports indicate that entry into the room was gained with a key but a lock was broken on a storage cabinet.

Six camera lenses, worth about $1,550, were taken from the cabinet. Surprisingly, many other expensive items were located in the cabinet that were not taken.