Meijer Theft Suspects Arrested After Monroe County Pursuit

Police said two people forced open an electronics display cabinet inside the Meijer on North Telegraph Road at about 6 p.m. on November 5. A deputy later spotted their vehicle near Monroe Street and Mall Road and tried to stop it. The driver sped away, and the vehicle traveled onto I-275 and then I-75 southbound.

The chase came to an end after the vehicle veered off the road and struck a construction area close to South Otter Creek Road. Both occupants fled on foot. Officers established a perimeter and used a drone to locate them concealed in an adjacent field.

The driver, a man aged 27 who is from Fairmont, West Virginia, was taken to the Monroe County Jail. The passenger, a 17-year-old Detroit boy, was taken to the Monroe County Youth Center. Authorities have not released their names before their formal arraignment in Monroe County’s First District Court.

The sheriff’s office said the pair may be connected to other recent retail thefts at Meijer stores in the Downriver area. The case remains under investigation. Police asked anyone with information to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.