Thursday, December 15, 2011
Incidents involving firearms and theft adding up in December.
Two more armed robberies and a larceny from a person have been reported in Ferndale since Saturday, Ferndale Police Lt. Detective William Wilson said Thursday. The three most recent incidents come on the heels of two other robberies in Ferndale last week. Charter One Bank on Woodward was robbed Dec. 6, while police are classifying a Dec. 8 incident at Taft Education Center in which a 20-year-old student was shot as a robbery gone bad. About midnight Saturday, a 32-year-old Royal Oak man and a 24-year-old Pleasant Ridge woman left a Ferndale home on East Woodland and headed to their car. "While they were in the car, two unknown black men approached them, displayed handguns and demanded their wallets, purse, cell phone and keys," Wilson said…
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1100 W 8 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
Thursday's armed robbery at 4:55 a.m.
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W 9 Mile Rd & Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
Tuesday's larceny at 6:48 p.m.
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E Woodland St & Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
Saturday's robbery at midnight
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Taft Education Center
427 Allen St, Ferndale, MI
A shooting and robbery gone bad on Dec. 8.
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Charter One Bank
23011 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI
Bank robbery on Dec. 6.
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Monday, December 12, 2011
On Thursday an unidentified male shot a 20-year-old Taft student in the leg as the student was leaving the building. Police believe it was a robbery gone bad.
As of Monday morning, Ferndale Police Lt. Detective William Wilson said there are no updates on the Taft Education Center shooting and no suspect identified. On Thursday, a man attempted to rob a 20-year-old student of Ferndale School's alternative education program as he exited the building, Ferndale Police said. "The victim was leaving the building after school let out. As he exited the building, the robber walked up to him, pointed a semi-auto handgun at his chest, and demanded the victim give him everything he had. The victim pushed the gun away from his chest and he was then shot in the leg. The robber then fled on foot into the neighborhood," Wilson said Friday afternoon. The suspect was described as: There is a $1,000 reward from …
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Taft Education Center
427 Allen St, Ferndale, MI
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Detroit Police have arrested the suspect involved in the assault and robbery of a Ferndale man.
The man wanted in the beating and robbery of a 44-year-old Ferndale resident this week was arrested today. "Detroit Police Officers spotted the truck in Detroit and then found and arrested (the suspect)," Ferndale Police Lt. Detective William Wilson said. "The exact details of the arrest are not yet available. Detroit Police Department will transfer him to Ferndale Police Department who will then present the case to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office for determination on charges." The 44-year-old victim met the suspect – 38-year-old Alesandro Signorelli – on Oct. 29 at Adam's Apple, a gay bar in Detroit, police said. The men went back to the Ferndale man's home on Farmdale and Signorelli stayed over night, leaving the next day, …
Monday, August 29, 2011
An attempted armed robbery and carjacking took place Sunday morning in Ferndale when a man jumped into another man's car. After the two bit each other, the suspect fled.
A Detroit man thwarted a would-be-robber and carjacker early Sunday morning by biting him after the suspect jumped into his car in a bank parking lot, Ferndale Police Detective Lt. William Wilson said. The 54-year-old Detroit man reported to the Ferndale Police that on Sunday, around 4 a.m., another man with a handgun jumped into his unlocked Chevy Camaro when he pulled into the parking lot of Credit Union One on East Nine Mile Road to use the ATM. The suspect demanded the victim's money and car, Wilson said, then had the victim drive down the street. At that point, the suspect struck the victim with his gun. The victim fought back by biting the suspect. "During the fight, the victim bit the suspect on the right hand and the suspect bit …
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Credit Union ONE
400 E 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
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Monday, July 25, 2011
On July 18, at about 12:30 a.m., a man walked into 7-Eleven, attacked the clerk and robbed a patron.
Crimestoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the armed man who assaulted a Ferndale 7-Eleven clerk and stole a customer's purse July 18. In the incident, a man walked into the 7-Eleven at the corner of West Nine Mile Road and Pinecrest on about 12:30 a.m. As he walked in, he flashed a pistol. The clerk ran, the man chased after her and hit her, knocking her to the ground. The suspect then turned toward a patron in the back of the store. He walked up to her, stole her purse and walked out. Ferndale Police are investigating but no suspects have been apprehended. The suspect is described as a black male, about 27 years old, 5 feet 5 inches, 170 pounds with a scruffy face. The victims said he was wearing a black …
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1040 W 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
7-Eleven
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Alfred Wingate and Aubrey Allen waive right to preliminary examinations, Wingate to remain in federal custody.
DETROIT – The three men federal investigators say were involved in a violent armed robbery of the Ferndale Pharmacy on Monday night will remain in custody after appearing in federal court Friday. Aubrey Allen, 19, and Alfred Wingate, 41 – both of Oak Park – and Christian Reid, 19, of Hamtramck, face a criminal complaint that includes robbing a pharmacy registered with the DEA with violence and intimidation as well as carrying and possessing a firearm. The men were taken into custody Monday night after the robbery, which took place about 6:30 p.m. Allen and Wingate waved their right to preliminary examinations Friday before U.S. District Magistrate R. Steven Whalen in conjunction with the robbery. According to the FBI, Wingate and Allen …
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Ferndale Community Pharmacy
825 W 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Victim recounts how the incident unfolded Monday evening and praises Ferndale police. 'These guys did good.'
Less than 24 hours after an armed robbery of the Ferndale Pharmacy at 825 W. Nine Mile Rd., it was back open for business Tuesday. "I told them it was up to you. If you guys want to come in, come in," said a pharmacist at the store who requested his name be withheld. The pharmacist was one of the five victims of the robbery and has worked at Ferndale Pharmacy since it opened 3 1/2 years ago. "We'll take it one day at a time." According to the pharmacist, one of the suspects came into the store about 6:30 p.m. asking for directions. "They asked my employee about some address on Nine Mile, they were messing around," he said. "Then another guy walks in with a gun behind him." At that time, the suspects began yelling and screaming, he said. "…
Woman inside store calls 911 and leaves the line open, allowing police officers the ability to listen in and get to the scene before the incident ended.
Thanks to the quick thinking of one of the victims in the robbery of Ferndale Pharmacy on Monday night, Ferndale Police were able to act fast and get to the scene while the crime was still in progress. "One of the victims had the foresight to dial 911 and leave an open line before she was grabbed by the criminals," Ferndale Police Lt. Detective William Wilson said. "Police were able to listen to the crime unfold over the telephone. Officers responded and were outside of the building when the culprits attempted to escape." Two armed men entered Ferndale Pharmacy, 825 W. Nine Mile Rd., about 7:15 p.m. and robbed several people in the store, Wilson said. The victims were tormented at gunpoint, tied up and pistol-whipped, he said. "One shot …
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Ferndale Community Pharmacy
825 W 9 Mile Rd, Ferndale, MI
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Terry Parris Jr.
1:14 pm on Friday, December 16, 2011
Thanks Lucas! We actually have a post on the site about it today from the Trib. more ›