2 juveniles arrested in armed robbery incident
Two teen suspects were arrested Nov. 3 by Plymouth Township police in connection with an armed robbery. The names of the juveniles have not been released by authorities.
According to police reports, officers responded to a residence in the area of Ann Arbor Road and Ridge Road following a 911 call reporting shots fired inside the home. Responding officers arrived at the home at about 12:36 a.m. Nov. 1, according to police reports and were advised that following a party in the home an altercation took place between two unknown suspects in the basement. Officers were informed that most of the partygoers had left the residence before the altercation took place.
Police were told that the situation escalated and erupted into gunfire. No injuries were reported and officers collected evidence at the scene. Detectives from the Plymouth Township Police Department determined that two armed suspects, both juveniles, had robbed other juvenile partygoers of several items at gunpoint. Multiple gunshots were fired during the incident, according to police reports. Following an investigation by detectives from the Plymouth Township department, two suspects were identified.
With the assistance of the Western Wayne County Special Operations Team, the Michigan State Police, and the Canton Township Police Department, two search warrants were executed in the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 3, Canton Township. Both suspects were taken into custody without incident, and some of the stolen property was recovered, according to a prepared statement from Plymouth Township Chief of Police James H. Knittel Jr.
There is no danger to the community at this time, Knittel stressed. Police are asking any witnesses to the robbery and/or shooting contact Det. Sgt. Jason Hayes at (734) 354-3234.
