MIDLAND, Mich. – A 60-year-old woman was arrested Monday and charged with three area bank robberies over the last month, including the Dec. 20 hold-up at Members First CU.
Jacquelyn King was arrested after a patrolling officer saw a vehicle in a private drive that matched the description of a vehicle used in two of three recent bank hold-ups.
King also is charged with robberies last month at branches of Chemical Bank and Comerica Bank.
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