FROM STAFF REPORTS

A suspect in the March 10 robbery of a Statesville bank has been apprehended in Pennsylvania.

The Statesville Police Department announced the arrest of Michael Thomas Bzik, 36, of Concord in a news release Tuesday.

Bzik was taken into custody in Allentown, Pa., on Monday. He is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the robbery of the Bank of America located at 1616 E. Broad Street in Statesville.

During the robbery, an individual walked into the bank about 9:30 a.m., indicated to bank personnel that he had a gun and demanded money, police said. He fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money in a Toyota Prious.

SPD investigators and N.C. State Bureau of Investigation agents traveled to Allentown and worked in conjunction with the Pennsylvania State Police. Investigators questioned several individuals in Allentown and obtained evidence linking Bzik to the robbery, according to the news release.

Bzik was jailed without bond pending extradition to Iredell County.