Bank Robbery Update

On May 24, 2013 the Independent Bank located in Williamstown Township was robbed at gunpoint.  Meridian Township Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the complaint.  On May 31, 2013 the Farmers State Bank in the Village of Stockbridge was robbed.  A joint investigation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Meridian Township Police, Stockbridge Police, Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, and Michigan State Police determined that both armed robberies were committed by the same individual.

As a result of the joint effort of these agencies three Lansing residents were arrested on various felony charges.  All three subjects have been arraigned and are currently detained in Ingham County Jail awaiting trial.  These subjects were Todd Bradley White, Andrea Hath, and Jessica Felix.  A fourth suspect has now been arrested in connection with these bank robberies.

On June 26, 2013, Roderigious Antony Williams, age 41 of Lansing, was taken into custody by the Michigan State Police fugitive team in Lansing.  On June 27, 2013 Williams was arraigned at the 55^th District Court in Mason on two counts of armed robbery.  Bond was set at $150,000 cash or surety.  Williams’ next court appearance is a pretrial scheduled on July 9, 2013.

Vendor list

Vending:  Meridian Township issues a license to a person or business for vending and an identification tag to each seller representing the business.  Each seller must wear the identification tag in a manner that may easily be seen.

Canvassing/Soliciting:  Meridian Township does not issue a license or ID tags to persons or nonprofit organizations that are not required by ordinance to obtain a vendor’s license.  However, such persons or organizations are required by the Township’s vendor ordinance (Chapter 64) to “make a license application for purposes of information only.”  I will include on the list the names of persons or organizations that do not have to obtain a vendor’s license but have made the required application.

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CURRENT LICENSED VENDORS:

Phantom Fireworks – June 27 – July 6, 2013, 1799 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos – sale of Fireworks

CURRENT SALES OR SOLICITING BY PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VENDOR’S LICENSE:

Joseph Badura – canvassing, citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination – January 11 – July 31, 2013

Farm Bureau Insurance – representatives, Anthony Bagneschi and Brooke Burns, door-to-door information brochures, April 10- June 30, 2013

Seventh Day Adventist Church – door-to-door donations, June, July and August 2013

WillYum’s Chocolates – door-to-door sales - William is accompanied by his father, Konstantin Zsigo, May – September 2013

Inspired Marketing, LLC – door-to-door survey – Nate Simon, Mitchell Schneider, Laverne Wright

David Irvine, Tristan Weiss, Nathan Leindecker, James Kenney, Martin Frederick, Drew Dyer, Nick Berry, Jason Munschy, May 17, 2013 – July 30, 2013

Just Energy – door-to-door survey- May 28, 2013 – June 28, 2013

Contact person – Michael Johnson

Alric Jones                               Jogeanna Romero-Trigotenco

Jacob Holtzlander                   Danielle Ihrig  

An Ngoc Nguyen                      Jonathan Schueller

Meridian Arts and Culture Alliance – door-to-door donations for memberships, contact person, William White, May 29-June30, 2013

PIRGIM- (The Fund for Public Interest Research) door-to-door donations- contact person Virginia Shannon, June 1 – July 31 ,2013

Art Expo/Starving Artists – 2167 W. Grand River Ave.,(Ukai Restaurant parking lot)-contact person Samir Chanin, June 8-9 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

June 1 - 15 Semi monthly report

The June 1-15 semi monthly report is available for viewing by clicking the following link: semi monthly report.

Vendors list

Vending:  Meridian Township issues a license to a person or business for vending and an identification tag to each seller representing the business.  Each seller must wear the identification tag in a manner that may easily be seen.

Canvassing/Soliciting:  Meridian Township does not issue a license or ID tags to persons or nonprofit organizations that are not required by ordinance to obtain a vendor’s license.  However, such persons or organizations are required by the Township’s vendor ordinance (Chapter 64) to “make a license application for purposes of information only.”  I will include on the list the names of persons or organizations that do not have to obtain a vendor’s license but have made the required application.

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CURRENT LICENSED VENDORS: -NONE

CURRENT SALES OR SOLICITING BY PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A VENDOR’S LICENSE:

Joseph Badura – canvassing, citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contamination – January 11 – July 31, 2013

Farm Bureau Insurance – representatives, Anthony Bagneschi and Brooke Burns, door-to-door information brochures, April 10- June 30, 2013

Seventh Day Adventist Church – door-to-door donations, June, July and August 2013

WillYum’s Chocolates – door-to-door sales - William is accompanied by his father, Konstantin Zsigo, May – September 2013

Inspired Marketing, LLC – door-to-door survey – Nate Simon, Mitchell Schneider,

David Irvine, Tristan Weiss, Nathan Leindecker, James Kenney, Martin Frederick, Drew Dyer, Nick Berry, Jason Munschy, May 17, 2013 – June 30, 2013

Just Energy – door-to-door survey- May 28, 2013 – June 28, 2013

Contact person – Michael Johnson

Alric Jones                               Jogeanna Romero-Trigotenco

Jacob Holtzlander                   Danielle Ihrig  

An Ngoc Nguyen

Meridian Arts and Culture Alliance – door-to-door donations for memberships, contact person, William White, May 29-June30, 2013

PIRGIM- (The Fund for Public Interest Research) door-to-door donations- contact person Virginia Shannon, June 1 – July 31 ,2013

Art Expo/Starving Artists – 2167 W. Grand River Ave.,(Ukai Restaurant parking lot)-contact person Samir Chanin, June 8-9 2013, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Bank Robbery Update

On May 24, 2013 the Independent Bank located in Williamstown Township was robbed at gunpoint.  Meridian Township Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the complaint.  On May 31, 2013 the Farmers State Bank in the Village of Stockbridge was robbed.  A joint investigation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Meridian Township Police, Stockbridge Police, Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, and Michigan State Police determined that the robberies were committed by the same person.

Todd Bradley White of Lansing has been apprehended and charged with nine felony counts related to the two bank robberies.  Charges include two counts each of bank robbery, and armed robbery.  Three counts of felonious assault and one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of felony firearm.  His bond was set at $500,000 cash or surety.

Todd White

Andrea Heath and Jessica Felix, both of Lansing have also been apprehended in connection with these two bank robberies.  Charges against them include one count of each of the following: bank robbery, armed robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Their bonds were both set at $50,000 cash or surety.

Jessica Felix

Andrea Hath

These incidents remain under investigation.  Anyone with information on either of these bank robberies is encouraged to contact the Meridian Township Police Department at (517) 853-4800, or to submit anonymous information using one of the Department’s social media sites.