Mich. man faces up to 20 years in prison for string of bank robberies

A Michigan man faces up to 20 years in prison in connection with a string of robberies he allegedly conducted in Metro Detroit since December, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Glenn Pack, 23, appeared in federal court Thursday in Detroit after being arrested Jan. 25 in West Virginia. Pack is accused of robbing three banks in Hamtramck, Harper Woods and Hazel Park and fleeing with more than $10,000, said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison of the Eastern District of Michigan in a news release.

The robberies started in mid-December 2023. The first was a PNC Bank on Joseph Campau Street in Hamtramck on Dec. 19, 2023; the second was a Chase Bank on Vernier Road in Harper Woods on Jan. 2. And on Jan. 12, he allegedly robbed a PNC Bank on S. Chrysler Drive in Hazel Park, where he "posed as a customer and presented the tellers with a note demanding money and stating that he was robbing the bank."

"We are grateful for the swift action by the Hamtramck, Harper Woods, and Hazel Park Police Departments in coordinating with the FBI to identify and locate the defendant," said Cheyvoryea Gibson, special agent in charge of the FBI in Michigan. "Each law enforcement partner brought a unique skill set which contributed to the successful apprehension by FBI Pittsburgh. The FBI remains committed to investigating thieves and protecting the public from this type of criminal activity."

If convicted, Pack faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for bank robbery, Ison said.