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Police bust carjacking ring that preyed on Detroit casino customers

Posted at 12:39 PM, Oct 04, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-04 12:39:37-04

Michigan State Police say they busted a large carjacking ring in the city of Detroit that victimized gamblers at the city's casinos.

MSP released surveillance video of a stakeout where investigators identified five different crimes involved armed robberies of gamblers leaving casinos.

The cases happened from Sept. 22 to Sept. 30 and one incident was in Lincoln Park, the others in Detroit.

Police say the suspects would stage car accidents and then steal victims' cars and rob them.

Two of the suspects arrested were from Detroit.