Man Robs Detroit Fleat Twice In Two Days

Scott Winward, 48, was charged in Ferdale court today with two counts of breaking and entering with intent, felonies that each carry the possibility of a 10-year prison sentence. Winward is accused of stealing bottles of liquor from the food truck court, along with cash.

Ferndale police told the Macomb Daily the man broke into Detroit Fleat (1820 E. Nine Mile Road) early mornings on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2, 2017. “Both times he broke in through a locked door,” Ferndale Police Sgt. Baron Brown told the Daily “The first night he grabbed a couple hundred bucks from a cash register drawer and a bottle of liquor. The next morning at 7:30 a.m. he stole another bottle of liquor and grabbed the cash drawer again, but it was empty.”

Winward is suspected in a strong of burglaries that occurred in Hazel Park and Warren last fall, according to Brown. Winward has seven previous convictions for breaking and entering, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections. Winward faces a preliminary exam Feb. 1 in Ferndale District Court.

Read full coverage of this story in the Macomb Daily.

Photos via Ferndale Police and Detroit Fleat.