DETROIT (WXYZ) — Drivers backed two U-Hauls into two separate businesses, less than five miles apart, and almost at the same time early Monday morning. The businesses are in Detroit and Royal Oak Township.
Watch our live report below
The first crash happened at Fenkell and Marlowe in Detroit around 3:45 a.m., where a driver crashed a U-Haul into the front of a cash checking business. Police say they are not sure what was taken and didn't have information to share on the suspects.
We spoke with Yancy Baker, who called 911 when he saw this all happening. He thinks it may have been part of a smash-and-grab situation.
"I never thought that could have happened right here," Yancy told us. "When I first came up here, I didn't see nobody, I just saw the headlights...it's terrible, people can't even have nice businesses without people trying to steal from them."
We're told that shortly after the first incident, a U-Haul backed into Prestige Hookah & Smoke Shop on 8 Mile and Wyoming in Royal Oak Township — nine minutes away from the first crash — causing damage in the front of the business. The owner of the business said that an ATM was taken, with the alleged thieves also using a getaway vehicle.
It is unclear at this time if the two incidents are related. We will update this story when we learn more.
