Police in an Ohio township say a 74-year-old suspected bank robber could have fallen victim to online scammers.
Ann Mayers was arrested for robbing a credit union at gunpoint in Fairfield Township, Ohio, on April 19.
Surveillance video caught the 74-year-old walking into the AurGroup Credit Union with a handgun and demanding money from employees. She left in her 2014 Hyundai Elantra with $500.
It didn’t take long for authorities to identify and locate her after reviewing surveillance images and video.
They arrived at her home in the nearby town of Hamilton just hours after she robbed the bank. Detectives found the gun inside her car and recovered the money she took.
As soon as police took her into custody, she confessed to the crime, which was caught on one officer’s bodycam video.
“I did whatever you’re here for,” Mayers said.
“What would that be?” one officer asked.
“Robbery,” Mayers answered.
While Mayers admitted guilty, detectives think her case might be connected to a scam.
Detectives spoke with family members who said Mayers told them about robbing banks just days before she robbed the credit union, but no one took her seriously. Police also learned that Mayers was weathering some financial hardships and was sending money to an “unidentified individual,” according to the Columbus Dispatch.
