Adult, juvenile nabbed for Kroger store crime

Bloomfield Township police on Saturday, August 9, responded to the Kroger located at 4099 Telegraph Road for a retail fraud in progress and eventually arrested two suspects.

Store employees observed a Black male wearing a white shirt and black shorts load a cart full of Red Bulls, Canada Dry, Sprite, and other drinks into a cart and leave the store without paying, according to the police report. The male was seen loading the merchandise into a white van and leaving the area. Officers located the van on the north side of the shopping plaza and observed the stolen merchandise inside.

Officers also located a suspect, a juvenile, and placed him under arrest. A second suspect, the driver of the van, fled the scene on foot, but was later apprehended by Bloomfield Township police.

The second subject was identified as Corey Deanne Martin, a 27-year-old male out of Inkster. A total of $424.99 worth of merchandise was recovered and returned to Kroger.

The case was sent to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office which reviewed it and issued a one-count warrant for retail fraud in the first degree. Martin was arraigned at the 52-1 District Court where he was given a $15,000/10 percent bond. A petition request was sent to the juvenile division of the circuit court for the juvenile involved.