Northport Man Arrested For December Credit Union Robbery

NORTHPORT, AL — Police have arrested a Northport man in connection to a robbery at Alabama ONE Credit Union on McFarland Boulevard on Dec. 21, 2020. The Northport Police Department says 42-year-old Michael Kelvin Thomas was taken into custody Wednesday with assistance from the U.S. Marshal Task Force and charged with a single count of first degree robbery.

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Thomas was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail and his bond is set at $60,000.

Patch previously reported when police said a white man entered the credit union branch, located at 1501 McFarland Boulevard in Northport, at 2:49 p.m. on Dec. 21 and slipped a teller a note, before leaving on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.

Security footage showed the suspect wearing a black cap with a yellow bill, a red shirt, a black jacket, blue jeans, work boots and a face-covering.

The case is being investigated by the Northport Police Department and the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Those with any information into this case are asked to call the Northport Police Department at (205) 339-6600 or Tuscaloosa Crime Stoppers at (205) 752-7867.

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