7/15/14 - Police have released surveillance video of Mondayâs smash and grab theft at Rottermond Jewelers in downtown Brighton. Police say two suspects entered the store on Main Street at around 5:45pm and one spoke with a sales clerk while the other located the display case containing high priced watches. The surveillance video released shows one of the suspects breaking the glass of a display case with several blows from a mini sledge hammer. The two men can be seen removing several watches from the case before fleeing to a vehicle that was waiting and being driven by a third suspect. The three fled the area onto I-96 but were quickly spotted by an off-duty Dearborn Heights officer who notified Livingston Central Dispatch. A Green Oak Township officer then blocked their path when they turned the wrong way onto the northbound US-23 ramp to I-96. The driver was immediately apprehended, but the other two suspects fled east into a wooded area and were later found hiding in a nearby dumpster by Brighton Police. All the stolen watches were recovered and the three suspects were lodged in the Livingston County Jail, where theyâre currently awaiting arraignment on criminal charges to be determined by the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office. he apprehension of the suspects was said to be a joint operation of numerous jurisdictions including the Brighton Police Department, Green Oak Township Police Department, Hamburg Township Police Department, Livingston County Sheriffâs Department, and Michigan State Police at the Brighton Post. (JM)
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