On July 16, 1932, a summer day in Clarkston, the people of the village knew something was very wrong. They heard the bank's burgular alarm blaring and the blasting of guns. The bank was being robbed.

The three robbers stole money from the bank and sped away in a 1932 Chevrolet. They seemed to disappear. The police could not find them. The bandits drove into a hidden area off Waldon Road and left the 1932 Chevrolet.