MADISON, Wis. — Underscoring the close-knit ties among financial institutions in fighting crime, the Wisconsin Bankers Association announced a rare $10,000 reward offer to help solve a Sept. 26 kidnap and robbery at a Milwaukee credit union.
The reward offer was a welcome yet stunning reaching-out to Wisconsin CUs to help stem the growing robbery rate at banks and CUs across the state.
In a press release, the Wisconsin trade group said it is the first time the reward has been offered to what it called "a non-bank institution" and reflects a message it wants delivered "that such actions against any financial institution will not be tolerated."
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