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Police stopped a bus on 44th Street near Ivanrest Avenue to look for an attempted bank robbery suspect. The suspect was not on the bus. (Courtesy Tim Masters via ReportIt - Sept. 11, 2012)

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Police stopped a bus on 44th Street near Ivanrest Avenue to look for an attempted bank robbery suspect. The suspect was not on the bus. (Courtesy Morgan Huberts via ReportIt - Sept. 11, 2012)

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A man attempted to rob this Grand Rapids Chase Bank branch on Tuesday afternoon. (Sept. 11, 2012)

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Police 'army' seeks bank robber suspect

3 PDs looking for possibly mentally ill man

Updated: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 10:15 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 4:02 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - An "army of officers" searched for the man who attempted to rob a Chase Bank branch Tuesday afternoon.

The attempted robbery happened at the branch at the intersection of 44th Street and Breton Road near the Grand Rapids-Kentwood line around 3 p.m.

Authorities believe the would-be robber may have a mental illness, the Grand Rapids Police Department said. The note the suspect passed to tellers was "not the normal note you see in bank robberies."

Authorities stopped a bus near 44th Street and Ivanrest Avenue looking for the suspect, but he was not aboard.

Police officers from Grand Rapids, Kentwood and Wyoming were looking for the suspect on Tuesday.

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