74-year-old woman in custody after armed bank robbery in Fairfield Twp.

A 74-year-old woman was arrested after an armed robbery Friday in Fairfield Twp.

The robbery was reported at 1:29 p.m. at AurGroup Credit Union at 3085 Creekside Drive, after a woman entered the credit union, displayed a handgun and demanded money, according to police in a release.

Police identified the woman as 74-year-old Ann Mayers, and found her at her home in the 1200 block of Parrish Avenue in Hamilton, along with the silver 2014 Hyundai Elantra she was driving during the robbery. Detectives found evidence including a handgun from the car.

Mayers admitted to the robbery and was taken into custody without incident, police said. She has no known criminal history, police said, and will be charged with aggravated robbery with a firearm, a first-degree felony, as well as tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.

She was booked into the Butler County Jail pending her first court appearance, police said.

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