Just after 10:30 A.M. on August 20th 2010, a woman described as being in her mid-30s and wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and a red ball cap entered the Fifth Third Bank in Brunswick and gave the teller a note in which she stated she had a gun and demanded money (although it was later reported that nobody actually ever saw a gun). The teller complied, and the woman fled the scene in a blue Chrysler minivan driven by what witnesses say was another woman in her mid-20s.

Is it possible that the robbers knew that Ohio Fifth Third banks have been historically posted since the passage of CCW legislation here? It seems logical that criminals planning on robbing a bank would be more likely to choose one where there was less chance of an armed response to their activities. Bank robbers and other criminals are predators and its a known fact that predators don't choose victims that can defend themselves. They prey on the defenseless and avoid situations that could cause them harm. This encounter luckily didn't end in violence, but it very easily could have. Especially if the suspect actually did have a weapon.

If you have any information or leads on this case, please contact the Brunswick PD at 330-225-9111