Greendale Police Arrest Subject Involved in Bank Robbery
April 22, 2011 | 11:03 AM Posted by the Greendale
Police Department
On Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at approximately 3:00
p.m., Greendale Police were dispatched to the US
Bank, located on South 76th Street in the Village of
Greendale, where employees reported a bank robbery
had just occurred. No weapon was displayed or implied
at that time.
The suspect, later identified as Matthew E. Schmid, demanded money from a teller and fled the bank on foot after receiving an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect ran across the parking lot in an attempt to hide in the Southridge Mall. Police searched the Mall, however, the suspect changed into clothing he had previously hidden in the Mall and eluded being taken into custody at that time. Sergeant Mike Adamczak, after seeing photographs of the suspect in the bank, recalled seeing him at a store within Southridge Mall. Evidence obtained from that store assisted in identifying Schmid.
Officers were able to locate the suspect in the 2200 block of South 78th Street. With the assistance of West Allis Police, he was taken into custody without incident. Schmid was found to be in possession of some of the stolen money and additional money was later recovered in the City of Milwaukee.
Greendale investigators determined that Schmid was also involved in 2 burglaries and the arson of a residence in the city of Milwaukee.
Matthew Schmid was charged with one count of Robbery by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. Milwaukee Police are currently seeking charges for the incidents that occurred in their jurisdiction.
The suspect, later identified as Matthew E. Schmid, demanded money from a teller and fled the bank on foot after receiving an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect ran across the parking lot in an attempt to hide in the Southridge Mall. Police searched the Mall, however, the suspect changed into clothing he had previously hidden in the Mall and eluded being taken into custody at that time. Sergeant Mike Adamczak, after seeing photographs of the suspect in the bank, recalled seeing him at a store within Southridge Mall. Evidence obtained from that store assisted in identifying Schmid.
Officers were able to locate the suspect in the 2200 block of South 78th Street. With the assistance of West Allis Police, he was taken into custody without incident. Schmid was found to be in possession of some of the stolen money and additional money was later recovered in the City of Milwaukee.
Greendale investigators determined that Schmid was also involved in 2 burglaries and the arson of a residence in the city of Milwaukee.
Matthew Schmid was charged with one count of Robbery by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. Milwaukee Police are currently seeking charges for the incidents that occurred in their jurisdiction.
