Tequila-Loving Robbery Crew Strikes Again: West Bloomfield Police

West Bloomfield Township, MI — Police are warning merchants about a robbery crew accused of using distraction techniques that have allowed them to steal hundreds of dollars in top-shelf liquor, usually Patron tequila that retails for $60 to $100.

West Bloomfield Deputy Police Chief Curt Lawson said in a statement that the thieves’ latest target at about 11 p.m. on June 9 was a BP gas station at 7400 Farmington Road, where video surveillance cameras captured clear images of the three suspect.

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Lawson released photos of two of the suspects — a third is believed to be a juvenile — and has asked anyone who recognizes them to contact Detective Brooke Dolmyer at (248) 975-8981. 

One of the group distracts the clerk while another in the group leaves the store with the stolen bottles, Lawson said.

The value of the liquor stolen over the past few weeks is about $500, Lawson said.