Township Kroger site of two theft incidents

The Kroger grocery store at 4099 Telegraph in Bloomfield Township was the site of two incidents in the last week, one of which ended with the arrest of a suspect.

On Saturday, June 19, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Kroger for a retail fraud that had just occurred.

Officers were advised that the suspect had just fled northbound Telegraph in a red Hyundai. Officers located the vehicle on Franklin near Square Lake Road and attempted to stop it. The Hyundai fled from officers and crashed on Luther Avenue.

The driver of the vehicle fled on foot and the three remaining female occupants were questioned about the retail fraud. Officers recovered the stolen merchandise, which consisted of 11 bottles of shampoo/conditioner, six packages of meat, two packages of shrimp, and 12 packages of chicken wings. The total value of the recovered merchandise was about $305. The incident is currently under investigation.

On the following day, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police were dispatched again to the store and were advised that an ex-employee was inside the store trying to steal a bottle of wine after entering the store through an employee only door.

The suspect was stopped near the front of the store and detained. Officers determined he also stole a bottle of chili sauce and a bar of chocolate. The total value of the merchandise stolen was $23.55. The suspect, a 41-year-old white male from Bloomfield Hills, was subsequently arrested for retail fraud third degree. He was issued a citation and released from the scene pending a court date.