Law enforcement officers from seven different agencies worked together to capture a 38-year-old male who robbed the Chemical Bank in Edwardsburg Friday afternoon.

According to Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg Police Chief Tim Kozal, the Chemical Bank, located in the 69000 block of M-62 in Edwardsburg, was robbed at approximately 12:30 p.m. Friday.

The suspect was then apprehended at approximately 7 p.m. in South Bend.

The suspect is a South Bend resident and is being lodged in the St. Joseph County Jail. His name is being held pending arraignment.

According to Kozal, his department was assisted by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Dowagiac Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Michigan State Police, South Bend Police Department and the St. Joseph County (Indiana) Metro Homicide Unit.

“The arrest was a byproduct of persistence, intelligence gathering, citizen tips and follow up,” Kozal said is a prepared statement.”

If anyone has further information regarding the investigation, contact the Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg Police Department at (269) 663-8387.