May 27, 2005 Update
At the Oakland Mall Marshall Fields store at 500 W. 14 Mile, Loss prevention officers reported that a black male wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, dark pants, white shoes, and a dark hat entered the store. He approached the purse rack, grabbed 10 purses and ran out. He entered the drivers side of blue 2005 Chrysler Sebring and fled. Total stolen: $587.00 Vehicle possibly registers to a 36-year-old male from Detroit.
At the Somerset Mall Marshall Fields store at 2750 W. Big Beaver, a 56 year old white male from Royal Oak concealed $138.00 worth of merchandise in an empty Marshall Fields shopping bag then exited the store without paying. He did this while shopping with his 9-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son. Two of the several items he concealed were handed to him, one by each of the children. When approached by store loss prevention officers he resisted and attempted to flee. During the struggle, the children came to their fathers aide by hanging onto the neck and back of the two store employees who were trying to detain him. He was controlled and arrested.
At the Rite Aid store at 1981 W. South Blvd., a store employee reported that two suspects stole 3 cases of beer. The suspects are described as a black male, 24 years, 511, clean cut and a black male 24 years, 58, wearing a ball cap. They were driving a Tan 91 Mercury 4 door registered to a male from Commerce Township.
At the Home Depot at 1177 Coolidge, store loss prevention pointed out to an officer on routine patrol a suspect walking in the lot that they believed stole a pressure washer on 5/14. He reportedly attempted to steal two others on 5/16 and 5/20, but dumped them when he discovered he was being watched. The Troy Officer stopped and identified the suspect as a 51-year-old male from Detroit. Store personnel are currently collecting evidence to secure a warrant for the May 14th theft.
7-11, 5020 John R, 5/26. Two members of a group of three 16-year-old males from Troy entered the store and concealed some candy and gum in their pockets. An employee confronted them and recovered $3.27 worth of gum and candy. One youth explained he placed the items in his pocket intending to pay, but when he realized he didnt have any money, he removed the items and returned them to a shelf. The second youth denied taking anything. Both were warned and released.
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