The Never Normal

Officially, neither one of these make our violent crime count, because no violence actually occurred… But, think about this… The vast majority of us utilize a bank everyday… The vast majority of us visit a school everyday… And these two incidents occurred at a bank and a school… Anyone else nervous right now?

10 TV: Fifth Third Bank, located at 1960 N. High St., was robbed at about 1:20 p.m., police said. According to investigators, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt that read "Centerville Football" was in line at the bank when a teller looked up. The teller was about to ask the man if he knew some friends of his from Centerville when the man handed him a note that said he had a gun and was robbing the bank. After the teller gave the robber money, police said that the robber fled the bank. The robber is in his 30s or 40s, and is 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium build. He also has dark hair and a mustache. Police said he was wearing prescription glasses, the black-hooded Centerville football sweatshirt, jeans and dark shoes. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police Robbery Squad at 614-645-4665 or the FBI at 614-744-2168.

NBC 4: Police responded to a local high school after a loaded gun was found inside the school. According to Columbus police, Marion Franklin High School on Koebel Road was placed on lockdown at about 11:45 a.m. Police said the incident began when a teacher went to the school parking lot to investigate three juveniles smoking. During the teacher’s investigation, they found bullets lying in a car, which led officials to search the lockers, where the loaded gun was found. One of the three students is facing felony charges in connection with the loaded weapon, but officials said it is not known if the other two students involved will face charges.