Three arrested after retail fraud, pursuit on I-69, I-94 in St. Clair County
FORT GRATIOT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Three people have been arraigned on charges originating from a retail fraud and subsequent fleeing incident on interstate highways in St. Clair County.
The theft and fleeing incident began about 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dunham's Sports store at Birchwood Mall in Fort Gratiot Township, according to a report from St. Clair County Sheriff's Office. That's when a call to Central Dispatch related that three suspects had fled the store in a gold 2007 Cadillac Escalade.
Shortly after the call, deputies patrolling the area saw the Escalade westbound on Keewahdin Road. The driver stopped in the middle of North Road.
As deputies began to exit their vehicles, the driver of the Escalade sped off. The purusit went southbound on North Road to Wadhams Road and then onto eastbound Interstate 69. From there, the vehicle continued onto westbound Interstate 94, exiting the freeway and pulling into the Love's gas station at Washan Road.
"Deputies were able to detain all three occupants without incident," the report said. "In the vehicle, they discovered a large number of items with tags on them, as well as a cutting device and a magnetic device commonly used to remove merchandise tags."
Those who were arrested and had arraignment hearings Tuesday are:
- Vince Prince of Redford, charged with felony retail fraud-first degree and felony fleeing police-third degree.
- Keisha Price of Detroit, charged with felony retail fraud-first degree.
- Yolanda Price of Detroit, charged with felony retail fraud-first degree.
