A Hobart man has been arrested in connection to a bank robbery that occurred in Michigan City. 

Monday morning at around 10:00 a.m., police responded to a bank alarm at Horizon Bank located on 515 Franklin St. 

Preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect had received an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot. Officers searched the area and located a subject matching the description of the suspect near 6th Street and Washington Street. The man was detained and evidence from the robbery was discovered.

Probable cause was established and 52-year-old Paul Farkas of Hobart, was taken into custody and charged with robbery.