Six suspects are in police custody in connection with a string of smash-and-grab robberies last month at jewelry stores in Michigan and Ohio, including one at the Lansing Mall.
Troy Police announced the move Thursday, the work of several metro Detroit law enforcement teams to apprehend the suspects.
The robberies targeted several jewelry businesses, with police reporting six total robberies in Michigan and Ohio. The group used rental vehicles and a stolen vehicle in the crimes, police said.
Police allege three suspects did a smash-and-grab robbery at Helzberg Diamonds at Great Lakes Crossing Mall in Auburn Hills on Jan. 13, stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.
Police identified a suspect vehicle, which was a rental. They identified who rented the vehicle before it was returned and a new vehicle was rented.
Then, Kay Jewelers at Lansing Mall in Lansing reported a smash-and-grab robbery to the Troy Special Investigations Unit on Jan. 22, with police determining the suspects to be from the same group. The Eaton County Sheriff’s Office then found that the newly rented vehicle was the getaway vehicle in this incident.