Crime & Safety
Quick Change Scam: No Sprinkles on Ice Cream, Just 20 Bucks
Suspect allegedly tried to confuse ice cream store clerk with various denominations, then snatched $20 bill from her hand.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A suspect described as a quick change artist grabbed a $20 from an employee’s hand after first confusing her while buying ice cream, Bloomfield Township police said.
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Police are asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the recent incident at Stroh’s Ice Cream Parlor, 3659 W. Maple.
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“The subject tried to confuse the employee with bill nominations,” Bloomfield Township Police Detective Sgt. Jim Gallagher said in a news release. “While the cashier was attempting to calculate the proper change, the ... subject reached over and grabbed a $20 bill from her hand.”
Anyone who can identify the suspect, pictured above, is asked to contact Bloomfield Township police Detective
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Any If you can identify the subject, please contact Detective John Huizdos at (248) 433-7763.
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